Detection of Lumpy Skin Disease Virus in an Asymptomatic Eland (Taurotragus oryx) in Namibia
Umberto Molini, Elsje Boshoff, Abraham P. Niel, Janice M. Phillips, Siegfried Khaiseb, Tirumala Bharani K. Settypalli, William G. Dundon, Giovanni Cattoli, Charles Euloge Lamien
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.
Topics & Concepts
OryxBiologyAsymptomaticVirologyVeterinary medicinePathologyMedicineEcologyPoxvirus research and outbreaksHerpesvirus Infections and TreatmentsPlant Virus Research Studies