Isolation and molecular characterization of lumpy skin disease viruses from selected outbreak areas in the Oromia Regional state, Central Ethiopia
Lumpy skin disease (LSD) is an economically important notifiable viral disease of cattle caused by Lumpy skin disease virus (LSDV). In Ethiopia, a live attenuated vaccine strain called Kenyan sheep and goat pox O-180 (KS-1) has been used for immunization of cattle. Disease outbreaks have been repeatedly reported in dif...