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SUMMARY
»Hundaland« has long been known in the Faroe Islands as a skin disease in
individuals who have recently been in contact with sheep. In the early 1970s it
was identified as ecthyma contagiosum or orf.
The main object of the present paper is to describe the pathological picture
based on information from medical officers in the Faroes. The estimated number
of cases is 25 a year. The disease occurs especially in males, and is most often
localized to the hands. Usually there is only one red spot, growing larger and
thicker. It usually heals in 2 to 4 weeks. Sometimes there are after-effects. Orf
occurs most frequently in Octobei-December.
It is argued tlsat a thorough investigation should be made into orf in sheep.