Sheep and goat pox
Progress report
Newsletter November 2010: GALVmed and Rift Valley fever. Together with partners, GALVmed is currently in the process of developing and making available three new vaccines and a diagnostic test for RVF, all of which will be significantly better than currently available products. Two of these vaccines will also provide protection against other important livestock diseases - lumpy skin disease and sheep and goat pox.
GALVmed and sheep and goat pox
The viruses that cause sheep and goat pox is highly contagious and is spread through direct contact with infected animals, or materials such as food or litter. Infected animals usually develop a fever before developing the skin lesions that characterize the disease.
The disease is found in most of Africa, the Middle East and Asia
There is no treatment for sheep and goat pox, but vaccines are available. The severity of the disease depends on the strain of the virus and the condition of the infected animals. SGP does not appear to infect humans
