ArticleBMC veterinary research2022
Clinicopathological and molecular studies on cattle naturally infected with lumpy skin diseases in selected districts of Wolaita Zone, Southern Ethiopia.
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- Biological Characteristics and Comparative Genomic Analysis ofMicroorganisms · 2026Article
- Clinical study and the diagnosis of lumpy skin disease in cattle using genomic, immunological, and pathological indicators.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2026Article
- Lumpy Skin Disease Virus Infected Calves Showing Multisystemic Vasculitis on Postmortem Examination: A Summary of Six Cases.Transboundary and emerging diseases · 2026Article
- Global expansion of lumpy skin disease: transmission trends, economic consequences, and preventive measures.Veterinary research communications · 2025Review
- Spatiotemporal cluster analysis and predicting lumpy skin disease outbreaks in cattle in selected zones of Oromia region, Ethiopia from 2008-2022.Veterinary and animal science · 2025Article
- Pathological, immunological and molecular epidemiological analysis of lumpy skin disease virus in Indian cattle during a high-mortality epidemic.The veterinary quarterly · 2024Article
- Lumpy Skin Disease: Insights into Molecular Pathogenesis and Control Strategies.Veterinary sciences · 2024Review
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- The impact of mass vaccination policy and control measures on lumpy skin disease cases in Thailand: insights from a Bayesian structural time series analysis.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2023Article
- Lumpy skin disease: A newly emerging disease in Southeast Asia.Veterinary world · 2022Review
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Abstract
backgroundLumpy skin disease is a contagious viral disease of cattle caused by LSDV that results in huge economic losses in the cattle industry. This study characterizes LSDV in cattle through clinicopathological and molecular techniques in selected districts of Wolaita Zone, Southern Ethiopia.
methodsA crossectional study was conducted from November 2020 to June 2021 using Real-time polymerase chain reaction and Histopathological techniques to confirm LSDV.
resultThis study revealed that the percentage of positivity of cattle for LSDV was 36.2%. Clinically, cattle infected with LSDV revealed fever (39-41 °C), nodular lesions on the skin and mucous membranes, and lymphadenopathy. Histopathologically, affected tissue revealed ballooning degenerations of the epidermis, infiltration of mononuclear inflammatory cells, vasculitis, and intracytoplasmic eosinophilic inclusion bodies. RT-PCR confirmed that DNA extracts from skin biopsies of virus isolates were positive for LSDV.
conclusionThe present study confirms that LSDV is widely circulating in cattle of selected districts of the Wolaita zone. Thus, effective control measures through regular vaccination and further confirmation of circulating strains of LSDV through detailed molecular analysis should be recommended.
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