Sheikh Uzma Farooq¹, Aditya Sharma²* and Varun Khajuria³

¹Department of Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology, Khalsa College of Veterinary Sciences, Amritsar, India
²Department of Veterinary Pathology, Khalsa College of Veterinary Sciences, Amritsar, India
³Department of Veterinary Parasitology, Khalsa College of Veterinary Sciences, Amritsar, India

*Corresponding Author: Aditya Sharma, Department of Veterinary Pathology, Khalsa College of Veterinary Sciences, Amritsar, India.

Received: November 01, 2022; Published: November 02, 2022

Abstract

Infectious ectromelia (ECTV) is an infectious viral disease caused by dsDNA virus of poxviridae family. It is an acute, systemic, highly lethal disease of mice. Highly susceptible strains of mice die without shedding the virus but the intermediate susceptible strains recover from infection and shed the virus. It is spread due to direct contact from animal to animal. The spread of disease through shipment of laboratory mice has been reported. It has genetic similarity with variola virus and other subspecies of poxviridae family. The ECTV mouse model is used by researchers to understand the virus–host relationship, elucidate mechanism of viral pathogenesis and modulate host response. It has also been used as a model for smallpox virus and for testing orthopoxvirus antivirals and vaccines. The mouse pox virus gained attention as super mouse pox virus, which is genomic alteration of mouse pox virus in the C57BL/6 strain of mice. The recombinant virus altered host immune response and caused lethal infection in exposed population as well as re-infected previously immunized population. It can pose threat to immunized population in nearby future if used as biological weapon.

Keywords: Infectious Ectromelia; dsDNA Virus; Poxviridae; C57BL/6 Strain

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Citation

Citation: Aditya Sharma., et al. “Short Communication on Infectious Ectromelia". Acta Scientific Veterinary Sciences 4.12 (2022): 13-15.

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