Issue 2
Journal for Veterinary Medicine, Biotechnology and Biosafety
Volume
4, Issue 2, June 2018, Page 42
ISSN 2411-3174 (print version) ISSN 2411-0388
(online version)
LUMPY SKIN DISEASE: CURRENT
EPIDEMIOLOGICAL SITUATION AND PREVENTION IN TURKEY AND NEIGHBORING COUNTRIES
Yilmaz H. 1, Turan N. 1, Yilmaz A. 1,
Richt J. A. 2
1 Department of Virology, Veterinary Faculty,
University of Istanbul-Cerrahpasa, Avcilar, Istanbul, Turkey, e-mail: hyilmaz@istanbul.edu.tr,
nturan@istanbul.edu.tr,
yilmazaysun@istanbul.edu.tr
2 Department of Diagnostic Medicine and Pathobiology, College of
Veterinary Medicine,
Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USA jricht@vet.k-state.edu
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Citation for print version: Yilmaz, H.,
Turan, N., Yilmaz, A. and Richt, J. A. (2018) ‘Lumpy skin
disease: Current epidemiological situation and prevention in Turkey and
neighboring countries’, Journal
for Veterinary Medicine, Biotechnology and Biosafety, 4(2),
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Turan, N., Yilmaz, A. and Richt, J. A. (2018) ‘Lumpy skin
disease: Current epidemiological situation and
prevention in Turkey and neighboring countries’, Journal for Veterinary Medicine, Biotechnology and
Biosafety. [Online] 4(2), p. 42. Available at:
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Lumpy
skin disease (LSD) is an economically important disease affecting cattle health
and export of cattle products in endemic countries. It is caused by a Capripoxvirus and
shows characteristic skin lesions in infected cattle. The disease was first reported in 1929 in Zambia. It then spread
throughout Africa, the Middle East, Southeast Europe, the Balkans, Caucasus,
Russia and Kazakhstan. The first Turkish outbreak of LSD was
reported in 2013 in Kahramanmaras, Turkey.
Many cattle in Turkey were affected and the disease
has spread to farms located in various parts of the country. After the first
outbreak in 2013, rapid diagnostic methods have been developed and used in
order to identify infected animals. Prevention, control and eradication
programs have been conducted by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of
Republic of Turkey including contingency plan, culling and compulsory
vaccination. In this presentation, the current situation of LSD epidemiology
and prevention in Turkey and neighboring countries will be
discussed.
Keywords: lumpy skin diseases, cattle, Turkey,
epidemiology, prevention
