Ismar R Haga, Barbara B Shih, Gessica Tore, Noemi Polo, Paolo Ribeca, Delgerzul Gombo-Ochir, Gansukh Shura, Tsagaan Tserenchimed, Bazarragchaa Enkhbold, Dulam Purevtseren, Gerelmaa Ulziibat, Batchuluun Damdinjav, Lama Yimer, Fufa D Bari, Daniel Gizaw, Adeyinka Jeremy Adedeji, Rebecca Bitiyong Atai, Jolly Amoche Adole, Banenat Bajehson Dogonyaro, Pradeep Lakpriya Kumarawadu, Carrie Batten, Amanda Corla, Graham L Freimanis, Chandana Tennakoon, Andy Law, Samantha Lycett, Tim Downing, Philippa M Beard
Lumpy skin disease virus (LSDV) is a member of the capripoxvirus (CPPV) genus of the Poxviridae family. LSDV is a rapidly emerging, high-consequence pathogen of cattle, recently spreading from Africa and the Middle East into Europe and Asia. We have sequenced the whole genome of historical LSDV isolates from the Pirbright Institute virus archive, and field isolates from recent disease outbreaks in Sri Lanka, Mongolia, Nigeria and Ethiopia. These genome sequences were compared to published genomes and classified into different subgroups...
April 3, 2024: Viruses