Work

Arboviruses associated with neurological disease in animals in South Africa and their zoonotic potential in humans

Year: 2014

Type: article

Abstract: Conclusion:The skin is the largest interface between the internal environment and the external world, representing the ecological niche for different epitheliotropic viruses.Our results show that the so-called "papillomatosis" can be the result of viral multiple infections and that histopathology and electron microscopy alone cannot be conclusive in most of the cases.It is known that BPV can induce papillomas and fibropapillomas, which can evolve to malignant lesions, usually when influenced by environmental cofactors.These data might suggest that BPV malignant lesions can be also the result of multiple infections with epitheliotropic viruses such as poxviruses that can be transmitted to humans.

Source: International Journal of Infectious Diseases

DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2014.03.804