Lumpy skin disease caused by a capripoxvirus was observed in a captive-bred female Arabian oryx (Oryx leucoryx) at the National Wildlife Research Center, Taif, Saudi Arabia. Clinical signs included severe general depression with fever, anorexia, > 1,000 nodular cutaneous lesions and gradual recovery over 2 mo. The virus was found by electron microscopy and paired sera showed an increasing virus neutralization antibody titer against capripoxvirus. A serologic survey of the herd of 90 oryx showed a low prevalence (2%) of this infection. This report describes the first case of lumpy skin disease in an Arabian oryx.
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1 April 1992
Capripoxvirus Disease in an Arabian Oryx (Oryx leucoryx) from Saudi Arabia
Arnaud Greta,
Jean Marie Gourreau,
Marc Vassart
Journal of Wildlife Diseases
Vol. 28 • No. 2
April 1992
Vol. 28 • No. 2
April 1992
Capripoxviridae
capripoxvirus
case report
Lumpy skin disease
oryx
Oryx leucoryx