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Identification and Molecular Characterization of Lumpy Skin Disease Virus in East Hararghe and East Shoa Zone, Oromia Regional State
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| Author | Tassew, Asmelash Assefa, Aster Gelaye, Essayas Bayisa, Berecha Ftiwi, Mulugeta |
| Copyright Year | 2018 |
| Abstract | Lumpy skin disease (LSD) is a pox disease of cattle and is characterized by fever, nodules on the skin, lesions in the mouth, pharynx and respiratory tract, emaciation, enlarged lymph nodes, edema of the skin, and sometimes death (Carn and Kitching, 1995; Davies et al.,1971; OIE, 2010; Gari et al., 2011). The disease is one of the most important viral diseases of cattle, causing loss of condition in infected animals and permanent damage to hides. The most effective route of transmission is mechanical via biting flies. The incidence of LSD is high during wet seasons when populations of the flies are abundant and decreases or ceases during the dry season (Gari et al., 2012). LSD has a different geographical distribution from that of sheepand goat-pox, suggesting that cattle strains of capripoxvirus do not infect or transmit between sheep and goats (OIE, 2010; Ahmed and Kawther, 2008). The disease was first observed in 1929 in northern Rhodesia (currently Zambia) and rapidly spread north and south. It now occurs in most of Africa (except Libya, Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia) and much of the Middle East (Tuppurainen and Oura, 2012). |
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| Ending Page | 16 |
| Page Count | 16 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Volume Number | 4 |
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| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
