Lumpy Skin Disease Virus Infection in Free-Ranging Indian Gazelles (<i>Gazella bennettii</i>), Rajasthan, India
Shashi Bhushan Sudhakar, Niranjan Mishra, Semmannan Kalaiyarasu, Khusboo Ahirwar, Suchismita Chatterji, Omprakash Parihar, Vijendra Pal Singh, Aniket Sanyal
Abstract
Near a zoo in Bikaner, India, 2 free-ranging Indian gazelles (Gazella bennettii) displayed nodular skin lesions. Molecular testing revealed lumpy skin disease virus (LSDV) infection. Subsequent genome analyses revealed LSDV wild-type strain of Middle Eastern lineage. Evidence of natural LSDV infection in wild gazelles in this area indicates a broadening host range.
Topics & Concepts
VirologyBiologyZoonotic diseaseVirusVeterinary medicineDiseaseMedicinePathologyPoxvirus research and outbreaksHerpesvirus Infections and TreatmentsBacteriophages and microbial interactions