A novel strain of lumpy skin disease virus causes clinical disease in cattle in Hong Kong
J. Flannery, B. Shih, I. R. Haga, M. Ashby, A. Corla, S. King, G. L. Freimanis, N. Polo, A. Tse, C. Brackman, J. Chan, P. Pun, A. D. Ferguson, A. Law, S. J. Lycett, , P. Beard
This paper reports the first detection of lumpy skin disease virus in Hong Kong, identifying a novel strain genetically distinct from previous outbreaks.
bioRxiv · Apr 20, 2021Microbiology