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Deciphering the genetic landscape of lumpy skin disease: Unraveling variable virulence through comprehensive genome sequence analysis in India.
Virology - 1 Aug 2024
Mishra R, Biswas S K, Nandi S, Mahajan S, Sai Balaji K G, Gairola V, Poloju D, Gulzar S, Singh K P, Singh R K, Sharma G K
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Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD), a poxvirus disease affecting cattle, emerged in India in 2019 and intensified in 2022, resulting in significant economic losses for dairy farmers. There was unusual shift in mortality and morbidity patterns during the second wave. A comprehensive genetic study conducted, analyzing samples from 2019 to 2022 revealed circulation of two distinct subclades (subclade 1.2a and 1.2b) in India,...
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