Lumpy skin disease virus (LSDV) infection in free-ranging red serow (Capricornis rubidus), Mizoram, India
摘要
Lumpy skin disease is a transboundary, emerging and a notifiable disease of cattle with huge economic impacts throughout the globe. In recent years, the disease has also been reported in Indian Gazelle, Camel, Banteng, Gaur, and Giraffe. This report provides an insight into the occurrence of LSD in red serow (Capricornis rubidus), a globally vulnerable wild goat-antelope from Mizoram, India. The pathological findings observed in the affected red serow have suggested severe acute systemic disease. The occurrence of LSD was confirmed by detection of p32, GPCR, RP030 genes of LSDV in various tissue samples. Phylogenetic analysis of RPO30 and GPCR genes have identified the circulating strain in lineage 1.2 and the sub-lineage 1.2 KSGP O-240. Detection of LSDV in this new wild species has serious implications for both the conservation of red serow and the epidemiology of the disease.