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ArticleVeterinary world2019

Molecular and histopathological confirmation of clinically diagnosed lumpy skin disease in cattle, Baghdad Province of Iraq.

Hasanain A J Gharban, Sattar J J Al-Shaeli, Hams H H Al-Fattli, Muthanna N K Altaee

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Article in Veterinary world, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Hasanain A J GharbanDepartment of Internal and Preventive Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Wasit University, Wasit, Iraq.
Sattar J J Al-ShaeliDepartment of Histology and Anatomy, College of Veterinary Medicine, Wasit University, Wasit, Iraq.
Hams H H Al-FattliDepartment of Clinical Laboratory Science, College of Pharmacology, University of Al-Qadisiyah, Al-Qadisiyah, Iraq.
Muthanna N K AltaeePrivate Clinic, Wasit, Iraq.
University of Wasit · IQUniversity of Al-Qadisiyah · IQ

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimThis study aimed to confirm the clinically diagnosed cattle with lumpy skin disease (LSD) at Baghdad Province/Iraq from October 2018 to March 2019. MATERIALS AND

methodsMolecular polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and histopathology were applied for the detection of LSD among 71 infected cattle issued for slaughter.

resultsPre-slaughter clinical examination showed significant increases (p<0.05) in values of temperature (39.7±0.74°C), pulse (96.42±3.51), and respiratory (33.54±0.63) rates. Enlargement of lymph nodes (prescapular, supramammary, and prefemoral), lacrimation, mucopurulent nasal discharge, salivation, edema in limbs and head among severe infected cases, and marked fall in milk production was seen. An association of LSD to risk factors (age, gender, and areas) showed that there is significant elevation in prevalence of disease in >2-5 years (54.93%) rather than other age groups (>5 and <2 years)in females (73.24%) than males (26.76%); and in sub-rural (42.25%) and rural (39.44%) compared to urban (18.31%) areas. Postmortem examination appeared nodular lesions in upper parts of the digestive system (9.86%), rumen (2.82%), upper respiratory tracts (7.04%), and lung (4.23%). The PCR examination of

conclusionPCR and histopathology assay could be a potential method to confirm the LSD infection concomitant with clinical examination.

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cattlehistopathologyIraqlumpy skin diseasepolymerase chain reaction

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PMID32009762
PMCPMC6925054
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