TY - JOUR AU - Wibbelt, Gudrun AU - Tausch, Simon AU - Dabrowski, Piotr AU - Kershaw, Olivia AU - Nitsche, Andreas AU - Schrick, Livia T1 - Berlin Squirrelpox Virus, a New Poxvirus in Red Squirrels, Berlin, Germany T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2017 VL - 23 IS - 10 SP - 1726 SN - 1080-6059 AB - Near Berlin, Germany, several juvenile red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris) were found with moist, crusty skin lesions. Histology, electron microscopy, and cell culture isolation revealed an orthopoxvirus-like infection. Subsequent PCR and genome analysis identified a new poxvirus (Berlin squirrelpox virus) that could not be assigned to any known poxvirus genera. KW - squirrelpox KW - poxvirus KW - squirrel KW - Sciuridae KW - Berlin KW - Germany KW - skin disease KW - dermatitis KW - viruses KW - red squirrels KW - Sciurus vulgaris KW - Berlin squirrelpox virus DO - 10.3201/eid2310.171008 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/10/17-1008_article ER - End of Reference