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TRANSBOUNDARY AND EMERGING DISEASES
Volume 68, Issue 2, Pages 216-219Publisher
WILEY-HINDAWI
DOI: 10.1111/tbed.13898
Keywords
China; emerging virus; Lumpy skin disease; lumpy skin disease virus
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- Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province [2017A030310367]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [31702271]
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Lumpy skin disease, caused by LSD virus, has emerged as a significant threat to the cattle industry in China, with multiple outbreaks reported in different provinces leading to infections and deaths in cattle.
Lumpy skin disease (LSD) is a viral disease of cattle caused by LSD virus (LSDV). This disease poses a significant threat to stockbreeding and is listed as one of bovine notifiable diseases by OIE. Before 2019, LSD has not been reported in China. The first LSD outbreak was determined in China on August 3, 2019. Since then, a total of 7 LSD outbreaks have been reported in other 6 provinces in China, infecting 91 and killing 7 cattle. As of now, LSDV was detected in western and eastern China and also in Taiwan Island outside Mainland China. LSD is undoubtedly an emerging threat to the cattle industry in China.
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