Indrawati Sendow, Irene Kasindi Meki, Ni Luh Putu Indi Dharmayanti, Heri Hoerudin, Atik Ratnawati, Tirumala Bharani K Settypalli, Hatem Ouled Ahmed, Harimurti Nuradji, Muharam Saepulloh, Rahmat Setya Adji, Nuha Fairusya, Faralinda Sari, Katamtama Anindita, Giovanni Cattoli, Charles Euloge Lamien
Lumpy skin disease (LSD) is a transboundary viral disease of cattle and water buffaloes caused by the LSD virus, leading to high morbidity, low mortality, and a significant economic impact. Initially endemic to Africa only, LSD has spread to the Middle East, Europe, and Asia in the past decade. The most effective control strategy for LSD is the vaccination of cattle with live-attenuated LSDV vaccines. Consequently, the emergence of two groups of LSDV strains in Asian countries, one closely related to the ancient Kenyan LSDV isolates and the second made of recombinant viruses with a backbone of Neethling-vaccine and field isolates, emphasized the need for constant molecular surveillance...
March 4, 2024: BMC Genomics