Lumpy Skin Disease Virus Infection in Free-Ranging Indian Gazelles (Gazella bennettii), Rajasthan, India

Shashi Bhushan Sudhakar; Niranjan Mishra; Semmannan Kalaiyarasu; Khusboo Ahirwar; Suchismita Chatterji; Omprakash Parihar; Vijendra Pal Singh; Aniket Sanyal

doi:10.3201/eid2907.230043

Lumpy Skin Disease Virus Infection in Free-Ranging Indian Gazelles (Gazella bennettii), Rajasthan, India

Emerg Infect Dis. 2023 Jul;29(7):1407-1410. doi: 10.3201/eid2907.230043.

Authors

Shashi Bhushan Sudhakar, Niranjan Mishra, Semmannan Kalaiyarasu, Khusboo Ahirwar, Suchismita Chatterji, Omprakash Parihar, Vijendra Pal Singh, Aniket Sanyal

Abstract

Near a zoo in Bikaner, India, 2 free-ranging Indian gazelles (Gazella bennettii) displayed nodular skin lesions. Molecular testing revealed lumpy skin disease virus (LSDV) infection. Subsequent genome analyses revealed LSDV wild-type strain of Middle Eastern lineage. Evidence of natural LSDV infection in wild gazelles in this area indicates a broadening host range.

Keywords: Gazella bennettii; India; Indian gazelle; genetic analysis; lumpy skin disease virus; viruses; wildlife.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
Antelopes*
Cattle
Host Specificity
India / epidemiology
Lumpy skin disease virus*
Molecular Diagnostic Techniques