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Detection of Lumpy Skin Disease Virus in an Asymptomatic Eland (Taurotragus oryx) in Namibia

Authors :
Janice Phillips
Giovanni Cattoli
Elsje Boshoff
Abraham P. Niel
Umberto Molini
Siegfried Khaiseb
Charles Euloge Lamien
Tirumala B. K. Settypalli
William G. Dundon
Source :
Journal of Wildlife Diseases. 57
Publication Year :
2021
Publisher :
Wildlife Disease Association, 2021.

Abstract

Nasal swabs collected from 40 wild ruminants in Namibia were analyzed by PCR for the presence of lumpy skin disease virus (LSDV) DNA. One sample from an asymptomatic eland (Taurotragus oryx) tested positive, providing the first evidence of the presence of LSDV DNA in an eland.

Details

ISSN :
00903558
Volume :
57
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Journal of Wildlife Diseases
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....779536f5ea2a45c9456ae245f3aaf370
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.7589/jwd-d-20-00181