Nutthakarn Suwankitwat, Taweewat Deemagarn, Kultyarat Bhakha, Tapanut Songkasupa, Ratchaneekorn Vitoonpong, Pannaporn Trakunjaroonkit, Sureenipa Rodphol, Bandit Nuansrichay, Lerdchai Chintapitaksakul, Khanin Wongsarattanasin, Oh-Kyu Kwon, Hae-Eun Kang, Yeun-Kyung Shin
Lumpy skin disease (LSD) is a viral infection that impacts the cattle industry. The most efficient approach to prevent disease involves the utilization of live-attenuated LSD vaccines (LAVs), which stands out as the most successful method. However, LAVs might be subjected to changes to their genomes during replication that increase viral infectivity or virulence. The objective of this study was to monitor alterations in the genetic characteristics of the lumpy skin disease virus (LSDV) in beef cattle following the administration of LAVs in Lopburi Province of Central Thailand...
December 22, 2023: Veterinary Sciences