羊ひつじ痘とう

noun

orf; contagious pustular dermatitis; sheep pox; scabby mouth

Veterinary term for a viral skin disease in sheep and goats, caused by a parapoxvirus. Also known as contagious pustular dermatitis, sore mouth, or scabby mouth. The term 'sheep pox' is sometimes used loosely but can also refer to a different disease (capripoxvirus).

• 羊ひつじ痘とうは羊ひつじや山羊やぎに感かん染せんするウイルス性せいの皮ひ膚ふ病びょうです。

  Orf is a viral skin disease that infects sheep and goats.

• 牧ぼく場じょうで羊ひつじ痘とうが発はっ生せいしたため、隔かく離り措そ置ちが取とられた。

  Because an outbreak of contagious pustular dermatitis occurred on the farm, quarantine measures were taken.