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A Review of Infectious Diseases Associated with Religious and Nonreligious Rituals.
Interdiscip Perspect Infect Dis
December 2021
Division of Infectious Diseases and Geographic Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA.
Rituals are an integral part of human life but a wide range of rituals (both religious and non-religious), from self-flagellation to blood brotherhood to ritual sprinkling of holy water, have been associated with transmission of infections. These infections include angiostrongyliasis, anthrax, brucellosis, cholera, COVID-19, cutaneous larva migrans, Ebola, hepatitis viruses, herpes simplex virus, HIV, human T-cell leukemia virus (HTLV), kuru, , meningoencephalitis, orf, rift valley fever, and sporotrichosis. Education and community engagement are important cornerstones in mitigating infectious risks associated with rituals.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA case series of orf infection after the religious sacrifice feast Eid al-Adha.
JAAD Case Rep
June 2018
Department of Dermatology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts.
Erythema multiforme after orf virus infection: a report of two cases and literature review.
Epidemiol Infect
January 2015
Poxvirus Branch, National Center for Emerging, Zoonotic and Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,Atlanta, GA,USA.
Orf virus has a worldwide distribution among sheep and goats. The hypersensitivity reaction erythema multiforme (EM) is a known complication of orf infection in humans; however, its occurrence is poorly understood and has not been extensively reviewed. We present two unrelated cases of orf-associated EM, and a review of the literature, highlighting important clinical, epidemiological and immunological aspects of this condition.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPresentation of orf (ecthyma contagiosum) after sheep slaughtering for religious feasts.
Infection
August 2014
Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, University of Milan - I.R.C.C.S. Foundation Cà Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy,
We report two cases of orf (ecthyma contagiosum) acquired during religious practices. In the first patient, a 34-year-old Muslim man from Tunisia, orf occurred on the left hand after the patient had handled lamb meat during the "Feast of Sacrifice." In the second patient, a 57-year-old Jewish man, orf was acquired after the "kosherization" of lamb meat and occurred on a finger of the left hand.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSheep-to-human transmission of Orf virus during Eid al-Adha religious practices, France.
Emerg Infect Dis
January 2013
Aix-Marseille University, Marseille, France.
Five persons in France were infected with Orf virus after skin wounds were exposed to infected sheep tissues during Eid al-Adha, the Muslim Feast of Sacrifice. Infections were confirmed by electron microscopy, PCR, and sequence analysis. Prevention and control of this underdiagnosed disease can be achieved by educating physicians, slaughterhouse workers, and persons participating in Eid al-Adha.
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