Evidence map›Paper›PMID 37766268›Full record

ReviewViruses2023

Global Burden of Lumpy Skin Disease, Outbreaks, and Future Challenges.

Mahfuza Akther, Syeda Hasina Akter, Subir Sarker, Joshua W Aleri, Henry Annandale, Sam Abraham, Jasim M Uddin

Open access · goldAbstract readReview
In one paragraph

Review in Viruses, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 73 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
73citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
12.9field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

73 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 91 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Pooled it
  3. Article
  4. Article
  5. Article
  6. Review
  7. Article
  8. Vector-borne diseases-knowledge maps.EFSA journal. European Food Safety Authority · 2026
    Article
  9. Article
  10. Article
  11. Article
  12. Review
  13. Article
  14. Article
  15. Article
  16. Article
  17. Article
  18. Article
  19. Article
  20. Review

13 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Mahfuza AktherDepartment of Pathology and Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Science, Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University, Dinajpur 5200, Bangladesh.
Syeda Hasina AkterFaculty of Veterinary Science, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh 2202, Bangladesh.
Subir SarkerBiomedical Sciences & Molecular Biology, College of Public Health, Medical and Veterinary Sciences, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD 4814, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-2685-8377
Joshua W AleriSchool of Veterinary Medicine, Murdoch University, Perth, WA 6150, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-4498-2152
Henry AnnandaleSchool of Veterinary Medicine, Murdoch University, Perth, WA 6150, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-0525-8954
Sam AbrahamCentre for Biosecurity and One Health, Harry Butler Institute, Murdoch University, Perth, WA 6150, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-0950-2317
Jasim M UddinSchool of Veterinary Medicine, Murdoch University, Perth, WA 6150, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-6732-5534
Murdoch University · AUHajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University · BDJames Cook University · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Lumpy skin disease (LSD), a current global concern, causes economic devastation in livestock industries, with cattle and water buffalo reported to have higher morbidity and lower mortality rates. LSD is caused by lumpy skin disease virus (LSDV), a member of the Poxviridae family. It is an enzootic, rapidly explorative and sometimes fatal infection, characterized by multiple raised nodules on the skin of infected animals. It was first reported in Zambia in 1929 and is considered endemic in Africa south of the Sahara desert. It has gradually spread beyond Africa into the Middle East, with periodic occurrences in Asian and East European countries. Recently, it has been spreading in most Asian countries including far East Asia and threatens incursion to LSD-free countries. Rapid and accurate diagnostic capabilities, virus identification, vaccine development, vector control, regional and international collaborations and effective biosecurity policies are important for the control, prevention, and eradication of LSD infections. This review critically evaluates the global burden of LSD, the chronological historical outbreaks of LSD, and future directions for collaborative global actions.

Indexed as

Lumpy Skin DiseaseAfrica, NorthernAnimalsAsiaBuffaloesCattleDisease OutbreaksHumansZambiaeconomic impactglobal biosecurity challengeshistorical outbreaklumpy skin diseasevaccination

Identifiers

PMID37766268
PMCPMC10535115
OpenAlexW4386378690

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.