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Sheep and Goat Pox Sheep and Goat Pox
Sheep pox and goat pox are highly infectious diseases of sheep and goats characterized
by fever, lacrimation (tear production), salivation, nasal discharge, and eruptions of
numerous nodules in the skin. Typical pox lesions appear on the skin and on the lining of
the respiratory tract, stomach, and intestines. There is a high mortality rate in
susceptible populations. Sheep pox virus and goat pox viruses are usually host specific;
however, strains exist that can infect both sheep and goats. Merino and European breeds of
sheep are more susceptible to sheep pox virus than other breeds. Goat breeds also vary in
susceptibility to goat pox virus, with breeds that are not normally exposed to the virus
being more severely affected. Sheep and goat pox viruses can replicate in cattle but do
not cause any clinical signs of disease in cattle.
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