Mukhit B Orynbayev, Raikhan K Nissanova, Berik M Khairullin, Arman Issimov, Kunsulu D Zakarya, Kulyaisan T Sultankulova, Lespek B Kutumbetov, Ali B Tulendibayev, Balzhan Sh Myrzakhmetova, Erbol D Burashev, Sergazy S Nurabayev, Olga V Chervyakova, Aziz K Nakhanov, Richard A Kock
This study describes the registration of the first cases of lumpy skin disease in July 2016 in the Republic of Kazakhstan. In the rural district of Makash, Kurmangazinsky district of Atyrau region, 459 cattle fell ill and 34 died (morbidity 12.9% and mortality 0.96%). To determine the cause of the disease, samples were taken from sick and dead animals, as well as from insects and ticks. LSDV DNA was detected by PCR in all samples from dead animals and ticks (Dermacentor marginatus and Hyalomma asiaticum), in 14...
February 15, 2021: Tropical Animal Health and Production