Lumpy Skin Disease

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                                Lumpy Skin Disease

                                       Kavita  Jaidiya and Chitra Jaidiya

                                                  Rajuvas, Bikaner

 

Defination- Lumpy skin diseadse   is a  contagious  viral  disease   of    domestic cattle and buffaloes, characterized  by high fever, eruption  of nodules  on whole body,  swelling   of  joints.

  • * This disease was first  recorded  in 1929  in Zambia.
  • *This disease is  not  zonootic  means it is not   transmitted   from  animal  to

Etiology-  It is caused by  capripox   virus, Which is   double  stranded  DNA  virus, it is belong   to poxviridae family.

*This   virus  is  antigenically  similar  to  sheep  pox  virus.

Transmision-  It  is transmitted  through-

  • Vectors like  mosquito,   ticks,   stable  flys (  stomoxys  calcitrans)
  • Contact with  saliva,  nasal discharge,  ocular discharge,  semen
  • This virus is  host specific  causes  natural  infection   in cattle and buffaoes.

 

Morbidity  rate  -10-20%

Mortality  rate- 1- 5 %

Clinical  signs-

Incubation  period- 4- 7  days

  • High  fever
  • Hyperlacrimation
  • HYpersalivation
  • Nodules formed in whole body, nodules   are  well circumscribed, painful  and slightly  raised  and  they  involve  the entire  cutis  and mucosa   of GIT, Respiratory   and Genital
  • Nodules may be developed  on  muzzles  and  within  nasal   and buccal   mucous
  • Skin nosules  contain  a firm  creamy –gray  or  yellowish  mass of
  • Regional lymph  nodes   are swellon
  • Oedema developed   in   the udder, brisket  region  and legs.
  • Seconday bacterial   infection   causes  extensive  suppuration   and sloughing   as  a results, animal may  become  extremely
  • Lameness and due to seconday bacterial infection  Mastitis  also occur.

 

  • Greatest economical  losses  due  to

Reduce  milk yield

Reduce  hide  value

Diagnosis-

-By  history and clinical  sign

-Histopathology

READ MORE :  PREVENTIVE MEASURES TO CONTROL LUMPY SKIN DISEASE

-PCR

-Virus  isolation

 

Differential   Diagnosis-

Pseudolumpy  skin disease-  It is caused  by bovine herpies virus.

In this  disease  nodules confined  to teats  and udder.

Treatment

There is  not  specific   treatment  of  Lumpy virus  infection

Antibiotic  controls  the secondary bacterial   infection , symptomatic  and supportive  treatment   is  may be effective.

 

Prevention  and control-

  • 1) Attenuted virus vaccine  is effective  to control  the disease.
  • 2) Separate the affected  animal  to healthy  animal
  • 3) Proper carcass disposal  should  be done
  • 4) Proper hygeine should   be maintained
  • 5)Colntrol ticks , mosquitos, fly .
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