First Report of Lumpy Skin Disease in Myanmar and Molecular Analysis of the Field Virus Isolates.

ABSTRACT: Lumpy skin disease virus (LSDV) causes lumpy skin disease in cattle and buffaloes, which is associated with significant animal production and economic losses. Since the 2000s, LSDV has spread from Africa to several countries in the Middle East; Europe; and Asia; including, more recently, several south-east Asian countries. In November 2020, Myanmar reported its first LSD outbreak. This study reports on the first incursion of LSD in Myanmar and the molecular analysis of the LSDV detected. Staff from the Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department (LBVD) of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, and Irrigation collected samples from cattle with suspected LSD infection. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations' Emergency Centre for Transboundary Animal Diseases (ECT

SUBMITTER: Maw MT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9143258 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature