Treatment of Soremouth in Sheep Treatment of soremouth infection in infected flocks is of limited use. Recovery may occur a few days quicker when individuals are treated topically. This treatment needs to be applied daily. Rubber or vinyl gloves should always be used when treating infected sheep to prevent spread to humans. The control of soremouth in sheep should include thorough cleaning followed by disinfection of areas and equipment in contact with infected sheep.
Most common disinfectants work well and specific ones such as iodophors have been recommended.
Isolation of infected animals until the scabs fall off should help prevent this disease. A inexpensive vaccine is available but is sometimes hard to find and only comes in 100 dose vials. The vaccines is made of live, unaltered virus and should never be used unless the infection is known to already exist in a flock. Gloves should always be worn when administering the vaccine as human infections may result. The vaccine can be given as early as one week of life and should be repeated in 2-3 months.