Mirror of Research in Veterinary Sciences and Animals (Jul 2016)
Recurrent outbreaks of Camel pox in Camelus dromedarius in Dhi- Qar governorate /Iraq
Abstract
Outbreaks of pox-like May-June 2001, July 2007 and May - June 2013 in Batha deser areas, Alfager region and Alnaser region respectively. This study intended to report the case history, epidemics and the diagnostic clinical symptoms that appeared on the infected camels. A forty two suspected infected camels revealed various clinical signs of camel pox. These clinical signs included high temperature, increased in the respiratory rate, loss of appetite or complete refusal of food, ataxia, and presence of pox like lesions in different stages on the skin especially in the lint-free areas. These lesions were observed in the young animals. It was also observed that the duration of camel pox cases emergence among the herd was between 3 and 12 days. exanthemas lesions were observed in camels in Dhi- Qar governorate in southern of Iraq, between
