Abstract

COMPRHENSIVE REVIEW ON LUMPY VIRUS AND THEIR TREATMENT

S. P. Kale*, V. P. Lokhande, P. A. Kale and A. R. Pund

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Abstract

Lumpy skin disease is a viral infection of cattle. Originally found in Africa, it has also spread to countries in the Middle East, Asia and Eastern Europe. Clinical signs include fever, lacrimation, hyper salivation and characteristics skin eruptions. Diagnosis is by histopathology or virus isolation. Attenuated vaccines may help control outbreaks. Lumpy skin disease is an infectious, eruptive, occasionally fatal disease of cattle characterized by nodules on the skin and other parts of the body. Traditionally, lumpy skin disease is found in southern and eastern Africa, but in the 1970s it extended northwest through the continent into Sub Saharan West Africa. Since 2000, it has spread to several countries of the Middle East and in 2013 extended west into Turkey and several countries in the Balkans. More recently, outbreaks of lumpy skin disease were reported for the first time in Georgia, Russia, Bangladesh, and the People's Republic of China. The recent geographic spread of lumpy skin disease has caused international concern. The disease has not been recorded in the Western hemisphere or in Australia or New Zealand. Lumpy skin disease is a Caused by a virus of the family Poxviridae and genus Capri poxvirus. There is no specific treatment for this contagious disease. Symptomatic treatment is the only tool for temporary relief. Moreover, antibiotics and supportive care lend a helping hand in avoiding secondary bacterial infections, and anti-inflammatory drugs act as analgesics and appetite inducers. Iodides are useful against secondary bacterial and fungal infections (treating lumpy jaw, wooden tongue, and necrotic steatites). Tri-iodide injection provides iodine, an important mineral for thyroid functioning, which accelerates reactions in many organs, hence helping in maintaining metabolism and sustaining growth.

Keywords: LSD, GTPV, Antibacterial, Virus and Vaccine.