Lumpy skin disease outbreak in cattle population of Chattogram, Bangladesh.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Lumpy skin disease (LSD) is an important viral disease causing significant economic losses in commercial livestock production. In mid-2019, an outbreak of LSD has been reported in cattle population from different parts of Bangladesh including Chattogram division. A cross-sectional surveillance study was undertaken from August 2019 to December 2019 to investigate the prevalence and associated risk factors of LSD in cattle in Chattogram district.

Methods

A total of 3,327 cattle from 19 commercial farms were examined for the LSD specific skin lesions and associated risk factors. A total of 120 skin biopsies were collected from the suspected animal for the confirmation of the disease using molecular detection and histopathological examination. Partial genome sequencin

SUBMITTER: Hasib FMY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8464269 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature