Lumpy skin disease - disease monograph series 23

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2016

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New interest in lumpy skin disease (LSD) is due to the risk the disease is posing for Europe. Traditionally restricted to sub-Saharan Africa, it has spread to most African countries, the Middle East and some European countries. Vaccination is used as an effective control strategy for this disease, largely found in cattle. Vaccine research is being developed towards preventing introduction of the disease, rather than the control in endemic regions. LSD has been prioritized as one of 14 diseases that negatively impact on poor livestock keepers. Annual losses to small farmers in Africa due to LSD have been estimated at USD 487 million.

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ANIMAL HEALTH, SMALLHOLDERS, VIRUS, LUMPY SKIN DISEASE, CATTLE, LIVESTOCK, VACCINES, EPIDEMIOLOGY, IMMUNIZATION, DISEASE CONTROL, DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VETERINARY MEDICINE, GLOBAL

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http://hdl.handle.net/10625/58271

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IDRC Research Results / Résultats de recherches du CRDI
2010-2019 / Années 2010-2019
Livestock Vaccine Innovation Fund (LVIF) / Le Fonds d’innovation en vaccins pour le bétail (FIVB)
Research Results (AFS) / Résultats de recherche (ASA)