LUMPY SKIN DISEASE: A REVIEW
AbstractLumpy skin disease (LSD) causes enormous economic losses in the livestock business. Lumpy skin disease virus (LSDV) a member of the Poxviridae family causes the condition. The Neethling strain is the pro to type. LSDV is part of the Capri poxvirus genus which also includes sheep and goat poxviruses. LSD is an enzootic illness that causes skin nodules and is seldom lethal in cattle. Cattle and water buffalo are the only animals afflicted with substantial morbidity but moderate mortality rates. However, calves are more likely to die. LSD can lead to reduced milk and beef production, miscarriages in females and sterility in males. LSD originated from Zambia in 1929. LSD is considered an endemic disease in Africa. However, in 1984 the disease spread beyond Africa. It has been documented in Madagascar, as well as in various Arab Gulf Peninsula and Middle Eastern countries. The disease has recently been reported in LSD-free nations (Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, Turkey, Iran, and Iraq), potentially causing economic losses in the livestock business. This review article discusses LSD in light of recent worries about disease spread in LSD-free countries.
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IJPSR
S. M. Deokar * and P. J. Patil
Rajmata Jijau Shikshan Prasarak Mandal College of Pharmacy, Dudulgaon, Pune, Maharashtra, India.
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03 December 2024
06 January 2025
02 January 2025
10.13040/IJPSR.0975-8232.16(6).1541-52
01 June 2025
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