1ICAR-National Research Centre on Equines (NRCE), Hisar, Hayana-125 004
2Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST), Jammu, India
ICAR-National Institute of Veterinary Epidemiology and Disease Informatics (NIVEDI), Bengaluru, Karnataka
*Address for Correspondence G.B. Manjunatha Reddy, ICAR-National Institute of Veterinary Epidemiology and Disease Informatics (NIVEDI), Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, E-mail: gbmpatho@gmail.com
Online Published on 2 January, 2024.
In recent times, a poxvirus disease of bovines, known as lumpy skin disease (LSD) has caused high morbidity, mortality and economic losses to the livestock industry in South Asian nations, including India. The unprecedented spread of LSD in Asia has raised global concerns. Although the cattle serve as a principal host for LSD virus (LSDV), a mild infection has also been reported in camels, buffaloes, horse, deer and Mithun. The LSDV is mainly transmitted through mechanical vectors such as biting flies, mosquitoes, ticks, and transmission via movement of the infected animals. The disease is characterized by the development of peculiar skin lesions all over the body, biphasic fever, and enlargement of lymph nodes which eventually leads to reduction in milk production, reduced hide value, infertility in bulls and abortion in pregnant cattle. This review provides an overview on epidemiology and transmission of LSD in India, besides providing insights on its diagnosis and its prevention and control.
Diagnosis, Epidemiology, India, Lumpy skin disease, Prevention and control
