Ectima contagioso em caprinos e ovinos

Abstract

The contagious ecthyma is a viral disease that affects cosmopolitan and goats and sheep but can also affect other animals including man. Presents economic losses due morbidity and debilitating character and can significantly reduce production. The highest prevalence of the disease is in the Northeast region which may be associated with herd size, where percentage of goats and sheep in that State is higher than the other, as well as associated forms of management that are often inefficient. The clinical signs are crusty lesions in proliferating in areas such as nasal mucosa, oral, ear, udder and digits, and the virus predilection for skin. Diagnosis is made through the animal's history, inspection, electron microscopy, PCR, serological tests such as agar gel immunodiffusion (AGID), neutralization, complement fixation, hemagglutination inhibition, indirect immunofluorescence and enzyme immunoassays (ELISA). The treatment is performed by application of iodine added directly glycerin lesions, as well as the use of other substances. Prophylactic measures as appropriate management and vaccination may contribute to the control of the disease.