Seroprevalence and risk factors for lumpy skin disease virus seropositivity in cattle in Uganda.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Lumpy skin disease (LSD) is a transboundary cattle disease caused by a Capripoxvirus of the family Poxviridae. In Uganda, documented information on the epidemiology of the disease is rare and there is no nationwide control plan, yet LSD is endemic. This study set out to investigate the seroprevalence of lumpy skin disease and determine the risk factors for LSD seropositivity, by carrying out a cross-sectional study in 21 districts of Uganda.

Results

A total of 2,263 sera samples were collected from 65 cattle herds and an indirect ELISA was used to screen for lumpy skin disease virus (LSDV) antibodies. We used univariable and multivariable mixed effect logistic regression models to identify risk factors for LSD seropositivity. The overall animal and herd-level sero

SUBMITTER: Ochwo S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6615106 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature