Detection of Lumpy Skin Disease Virus in an Asymptomatic Eland (Taurotragus oryx) in Namibia

Umberto Molini; Elsje Boshoff; Abraham P. Niel; Janice Phillips; Siegfried Khaiseb; Tirumala B. K. Settypalli; William G. Dundon; Giovanni Cattoli; Charles E. Lamien

doi:10.7589/JWD-D-20-00181

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Umberto Molini,^1,2,* Elsje Boshoff,¹ Abraham P. Niel,¹ Janice Phillips,² Siegfried Khaiseb,² Tirumala B. K. Settypalli,³ William G. Dundon,³ Giovanni Cattoli,³ Charles E. Lamien³

¹Department of Pathobiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Namibia, Neudamm Campus, Private Bag 13301, Windhoek, Namibia
²Central Veterinary Laboratory, 24 Goethe Street Private Bag 18137, Windhoek, Namibia
³Animal Production and Health Laboratory, Joint FAO/IAEA Division of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture, Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications, International Atomic Energy Agency, Wagramer Strasse 5, PO Box 100, A-1400 Vienna, Austri

^*Corresponding author (email: u.molini76@gmail.com)

Abstract

Nasal swabs collected from 40 wild ruminants in Namibia were analyzed by PCR for the presence of lumpy skin disease virus (LSDV) DNA. One sample from an asymptomatic eland (Taurotragus oryx) tested positive, providing the first evidence of the presence of LSDV DNA in an eland.

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Umberto Molini, Elsje Boshoff, Abraham P. Niel, Janice Phillips, Siegfried Khaiseb, Tirumala B. K. Settypalli, William G. Dundon, Giovanni Cattoli, and Charles E. Lamien "Detection of Lumpy Skin Disease Virus in an Asymptomatic Eland (Taurotragus oryx) in Namibia," Journal of Wildlife Diseases 57(3), 708-711, (5 July 2021). https://doi.org/10.7589/JWD-D-20-00181

Received: 24 October 2020; Accepted: 20 January 2021; Published: 5 July 2021

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