Molecular diagnosis of three outbreaks during three successive years (2018, 2019, and 2020) of Lumpy skin disease virus in cattle in Sharkia Governorate, Egypt [PDF]
Background: Lumpy skin disease (LSD) is endemic in Egypt despite the Egyptian authorities’ annual mass vaccination of cattle with sheeppox vaccine (Veterinary Serum and Vaccine Research Institute, Egypt), and the LSD virus (LSDV) continues to thrive ...
Elfatah, Eman Beshry Abd- +2 more
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A gel-based PCR method to differentiate sheeppox virus field isolates from vaccine strains
Background Sheeppox (SPP) and goatpox (GTP) caused by sheeppox virus (SPPV) and goatpox virus (GTPV), respectively of the genus Capripoxvirus in the family Poxviridae, are severely afflicting small ruminants’ production systems in Africa and Asia.
Tesfaye Rufael Chibssa +12 more
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Differentiation of sheep poxvirus vaccines from field isolates and other Capripoxvirus species [PDF]
Background The genus Capripoxvirus (CaPV) within the family Poxviridae com-prises three closely related viruses, sheep poxvirus (SPPV), goat poxvirus (GTPV) and lumpy skin disease virus (LSDV) causing sheep pox (SPP), goat pox (GTP) and lumpy skin ...
Berguido, Francisco +6 more
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Phylogenetic analysis of Moroccan sheeppox virus isolates based on P32 gene
Sheeppox virus (SPPV) is considered a highly contagious disease in sheep by the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE). It is classified with Goatpox virus (GTPV) and Lumpy skin disease virus (LSDV) within the Capripoxvirus (CaPV) genus. SPPV causes
Saida HAJJOU +4 more
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Goatpox virus (GTPV) belongs to the genus Capripoxvirus, together with sheeppox virus (SPPV) and lumpy skin disease virus (LSDV). GTPV primarily affects sheep, goats and some wild ruminants.
Tesfaye Rufael Chibssa +13 more
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The role of wildlife in the epidemiology and control of Foot-and-mouth-disease And Similar Transboundary (FAST) animal diseases: A review [PDF]
Transboundary Animal Diseases (TADs) are notifiable diseases which are highly transmissible and have the potential for rapid spread regardless of national borders.
Barroso, Patricia +3 more
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Differential diagnosis of Goatpox virus in Taiwan by multiplex polymerase chain reaction assay and high-resolution melt analysis [PDF]
The A32L gene from a Goatpox virus (GTPV) strain isolated from a goat in Yunlin County (Taiwan) displays several substitutions compared with the sequence of the Kenyan GTPV vaccine strain SGP0240 and the Pellor GTPV strain. Samples from the skin lesions on 6 goats with GTPV infection or from goats with Orf virus (ORFV) infection were tested in a ...
Kun-Wei, Chan +7 more
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Lumpy skin disease (LSD) was reported for the first time in India in 2019 and since then, it has become endemic. Since a homologous (LSD-virus based) vaccine was not available in the country, goatpox virus (GPV)-based heterologous vaccine was authorized ...
Naveen Kumar +42 more
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Evaluation of Capripoxvirus surface proteins as antigens for the detection of antibodies using indirect ELISA [PDF]
Background Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD), Sheeppox (SPP) and Goatpox (GTP) are contagious diseases of ruminants with a devastating impact on the livestock industry and trade, also affecting the living conditions of poor rural and small farmers.
Berguido, Francisco +9 more
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Training material on sheeppox and goatpox (SGP) prevention and control for pastoralists/farmers [PDF]
Small ruminants are the main source of livelihood for millions of smallholder farmers/pastoralists in Ethiopia. Production diseases are among the major constraints to small ruminant production.
Berhanu, Dagim +3 more
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