Epidemiological Study of Lumpy Skin Disease Outbreaks in Egypt Based on Viral Isolation and Molecular Detection
Hend E.M. Elsheikh1*, Mamdouh F. El-Mekkawi1, A.A. Abou-Zaid1 and
Amal M. Abd El Raof2
1Department of Animal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig 44511, Egypt.
2Tissue Culture Unit, Virology Department, Animal Health Research Institute, Dokki, El-Giza, Egypt.
Fig. 1.
Mild form of LSDV revealed few numbers of closed nodules as shown in A and B.
Fig. 2.
Moderate form of LSDV. (A) Swollen prefemoral lymph node. (B, C) distinctive feature lesions of LSDV sit fast.
Fig. 3.
Severe form of LSDV. (A) Diseased calf showed, extreme dyspnea, nasal, ocular discharge, and respiratory manifestations. (B) Nodules present on the muzzle, as well as within the nasal and buccal mucosa. (C) Edema in legs and brisket and infected calf unable to stand. (D, E) The cutaneous lesion coalesced and large area of skin is sloughed creating deep ulcers.
Fig. 4.
Map of Egypt showing study governorates with morbidity and mortality rates of LSD.
Fig. 5.
Two-dimensional plot of multiple correspondence analyses representing relationship between predictor’s categories.
Fig. 6.
Relationship between vaccination type and clinical case of LSDV: Neethling strain vaccine did not show any deaths of LSD, and the lower number of diseased animals compared by sheep pox vaccine. Unvaccinated and animals with unknown condition of vaccination recorded the highest diseases and deaths of LSD.
Fig. 7.
The CAM showed congestion with clotted blood inside blood vessels and Pock lesions are prominent in the form of streaks white lines (black arrows) after 3rd passage as shown in A and B.