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<p>Lumpy skin disease (LSD) is an infectious disease mostly of cattle. The typical clinical picture is usually characterized by the appearance of multiple nodules on the skin and internal organs. They can cover the entire body of the animal in the course of severe illness. This disease causes serious economic damage despite the fact that mortality of cattle with LSD is often low. Now LSD is a serious danger for cattle in the Asian part of Russia (part of the territory of the Russian Federation geographically belonging to Asia) and the Southeast Asia. Initially LSD was an endemic disease in many Sub-Saharan African countries, then it spread to Asia and Europe. In order to prevent the spread of the lumpy skin disease virus (LSDV), strict quarantine is introduced, vector control is carried out and various other LSD control measures are implemented. An effective vaccination campaign is required to significantly reduce the morbidity. However, the risk of spreading this transboundary disease to neighboring LSDV virus-free countries and regions of Asia, remains high enough. This article contains a summary of the available information about the spread of LSD in Asian part of Eurasia for the period of 1984 - February 2022. We are also discussing the latest available findings on the epidemiology of LSD and the methods currently used for the prevention and control of the LSDV.</p>
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Lumpy skin disease (LSD) is an infectious disease mostly of cattle. The typical clinical picture is usually characterized by the appearance of multiple nodules on the skin and internal organs. They can cover the entire body of the animal in the course of severe illness. This disease causes serious economic damage despite the fact that mortality of cattle with LSD is often low. Now LSD is a serious danger for cattle in the Asian part of Russia (part of the territory of the Russian Federation geographically belonging to Asia) and the Southeast Asia. Initially LSD was an endemic disease in many Sub-Saharan African countries, then it spread to Asia and Europe. In order to prevent the spread of the lumpy skin disease virus (LSDV), strict quarantine is introduced, vector control is carried out and various other LSD control measures are implemented. An effective vaccination campaign is required to significantly reduce the morbidity. However, the risk of spreading this transboundary disease to neighboring LSDV virus-free countries and regions of Asia, remains high enough. This article contains a summary of the available information about the spread of LSD in Asian part of Eurasia for the period of 1984 - February 2022. We are also discussing the latest available findings on the epidemiology of LSD and the methods currently used for the prevention and control of the LSDV.

Update of Lumpy Skin Disease: Emergence in Asian Part of Eurasia

Laboratory for Molecular Biology and NanoBiotechnology

Federal Research Center for Virology and Microbiology, Branch in Saratov

Acta Veterinaria

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Lumpy skin disease (LSD) is an infectious disease mostly of cattle. The typical clinical picture is usually characterized by the appearance of multiple nodules...

Update of Lumpy Skin Disease: Emergence in Asian Part of Eurasia

Published Online: Oct 02, 2022

Page range: 287 - 299

Received: Mar 22, 2022

Accepted: Aug 01, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/acve-2022-0023

Keywords
Asia, cattle, LSD, lumpy skin disease virus, outbreaks

© 2022 Yuri V. Saltykov et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Update of Lumpy Skin Disease: Emergence in Asian Part of Eurasia

Published Online: Oct 02, 2022

Page range: 287 - 299

Received: Mar 22, 2022

Accepted: Aug 01, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/acve-2022-0023

KeywordsAsia, cattle, LSD, lumpy skin disease virus, outbreaks

© 2022 Yuri V. Saltykov et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Asia, cattle, LSD, lumpy skin disease virus, outbreaks