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Sheep health - scabby mouth

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Series: Agfact A3.9.41  Edition: First edition  Last updated: 01 Mar 2004

Scabby mouth is a highly contagious viral disease of the skin of sheep and goats which usually affects lambs and kids in their first year of life. It can infect humans.

This Agfact contains information about the following aspects of scabby mouth: 

  • cause
  • clinical signs
  • transmission
  • diagnosis
  • treatment 
  • control and
  • vaccine.

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