The detection of lumpy skin disease virus in samples of experimentally infected cattle using different diagnostic techniques

Tuppurainen, Eeva; H. Venter, Estelle; A.W. Coetzer, Jacobus

doi:10.4102/ojvr.v72i2.213

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The detection of lumpy skin disease virus in samples of experimentally infected cattle using different diagnostic techniques

Published in Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research • Sep 17, 2005

Authors:

Eeva Tuppurainen

Estelle H. Venter

Jacobus A.W. Coetzer

Abstract

Lumpy skin disease (LSD) is a disease of cattle, primarily in Africa and Madagascar and rarely in the Middle East. It is caused by a capripoxvirus that belongs to the family Poxviridae. The disease is of economic importance in endemic areas. Effective control of LSD requires accurate and rapid labor...

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Virology

Veterinary medicine

Virus

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