Spatiotemporal Distribution and Meteorological Determinants of Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD) Occurrence in Bangladesh From 2020 to 2023.

ABSTRACT: Lumpy skin disease (LSD) is a transboundary viral disease affecting cattle and buffaloes caused by LSD virus (LSDV), which belongs to the Capripoxvirus genus. The disease was first detected in Bangladesh in 2019 and has since become endemic. This study focuses on analyzing the spatiotemporal distribution of LSD cases and examining the relationships between LSD incidence and climatic variables using data collected from 2020 to 2023 in Bangladesh. LSD incidence data from the Department of Livestock Services (DLS) and climate data from the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) were analyzed via descriptive statistics, box plots, and spatial methods. Hotspots were identified via Getis-Ord Gi ^∗ statistics (Gi ^∗ ), whereas Global Moran's I a

SUBMITTER: Ahmed MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12638142 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature