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Review (Published online: 05-12-2022)
2. Lumpy skin disease: A newly emerging disease in Southeast Asia
Kanokwan Ratyotha, Suksanti Prakobwong, and Supawadee Piratae
Veterinary World, 15(12): 2764-2771

Kanokwan Ratyotha: Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, Mahasarakham University, Maha Sarakham 44000, Thailand.
Suksanti Prakobwong: Department of Biology, The Parasitology, Geoinformatics, Environment and Health Science Research Group, Faculty of Science, Udon Thani Rajabhat University, Udon Thani 41000, Thailand.
Supawadee Piratae: Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, Mahasarakham University, Maha Sarakham 44000, Thailand; One Health Research Unit, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, Mahasarakham University, Maha Sarakham 44000, Thailand.

doi: www.doi.org/10.14202/vetworld.2022.2764-2771

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Article history: Received: 29-06-2022, Accepted: 01-11-2022, Published online: 05-12-2022

Corresponding author: Supawadee Piratae

E-mail: supawadee.p@msu.ac.th

Citation: Ratyotha K, Prakobwong S, and Piratae S (2022) Lumpy skin disease: A newly emerging disease in Southeast Asia, Veterinary World, 15(12): 2764–2771.
Abstract

Lumpy skin disease (LSD) is caused by LSD virus (LSDV). This virus has been classified in the genus Capripoxvirus, family Poxviridae which generally affects large ruminants, especially cattle and domestic water buffalo. The first outbreak of LSD was found in 1929 in Zambia, then spreading throughout Africa and with an ongoing expanding distribution to Asia and Europe. In 2020, LSD was found from Southeast Asia in Vietnam and Myanmar before reaching Thailand and Laos in 2021. Therefore, LSD is a newly emerging disease that occurs in Southeast Asia and needs more research about pathology, transmission, diagnosis, distribution, prevention, and control. The results from this review show the nature of LSD, distribution, and epidemic maps which are helpful for further information on the control and prevention of LSD.

Keywords: Capripoxvirus, distribution, lumpy skin disease, newly emerging disease, Southeast Asia.