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Incidence and molecular characterisation of lumpy skin disease virus in Zimbabwe using the P32 gene.
Tropical animal health and production - 1 Jan 2017
Mafirakureva Prettimore, Saidi Bamusi, Mbanga Joshua
Abstract excerpt
Between January, 2013 and December, 2014, there was a lumpy skin disease (LSD) outbreak that affected cattle in different localities of Zimbabwe. The outbreak resulted in severe economic losses to the livestock industry. A retrospective study was conducted by examining stored veterinary records of the LSD outbreak at the Central Veterinary Laboratory (CVL) in Harare, Zimbabwe. Over the 2-year period, a total of...
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