Capripoxvirus infections including sheeppox virus (SPPV), goatpox virus (GTPV) and lumpy skin diseasesvirus (LSDV), which are listed by the OIE, are malignant, severe and highly contagious diseases insheep, goats and cattle. This study reports the identification of a capripoxvirus in necropsy specimens,including skin and lung lesions, lymph nodes, spleen and cotyledon obtained from dead sheep suspectedof sheeppox infection. PCR was used to compare its genome with GPPV and SPPV isolates using sequenceanalysis. PCR demonstrated that all necropsy specimens were positive and nucleotide sequencing of PCRproducts indicated a close relationship to SPPV.