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

Umberto Molini,Elsje Boshoff,Abraham P Niel,Janice Phillips,Siegfried Khaiseb,Tirumala Bharani K. Settypalli,William G. Dundon,Giovanni Cattoli,Charles Euloge Lamien

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

2021

Umberto Molini
Elsje Boshoff
Abraham P Niel
Janice Phillips
Siegfried Khaiseb
Tirumala Bharani K. Settypalli
William G. Dundon
Giovanni Cattoli
Charles Euloge Lamien

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.

Keywords:

Virology
Lumpy skin disease virus
Asymptomatic
Taurotragus
Biology
Nasal Swab
Oryx

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