Report of Contagious Ecthyma Disease in Goat and Sheep Found in Bangkok

Abstract

In November 1981, a contagious disease was reported in a herd of 25 goats and 22 sheep which were raised together in Bangkapi district, Bangkok. The morbidity rate of goat and sheep was 28% and 68% respectively. With red vesicles on the lips and gums, the sick animals had difficulties in eating, The diagnosis of the disease was based on history, clinical signs, lesions, histopathology, an ability to induce disease in sheep by scarification, the demonstration of parapox virus particles by electron microscope and the result of positive complement fixation test to known contagious exthyma antigen. It was then concluded the these animals were infected by contagious ecthyma disease.