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The current status of sheep pox disease

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Title The current status of sheep pox disease
 
Creator Bhanuprakash V, Indrani BK, Hosamani M, Singh RK.
 
Subject Sheeppox, Current Status, Future Perspective
 
Description Sheep are the moving banks of shepherds and their economic contribution in terms of meat, wool and skin/hide is immense. Various infectious diseases jeopardize the optimum productivity; among which sheep pox is more important as the disease restricts the export of sheep and their products besides other economic losses. Although, clinical signs are indicative of the disease but a laboratory confirmation is necessary for unequivocal diagnosis and studying epidemiology. The causative agent, sheep pox virus (SPV), is antigenically and genetically closely related to goat pox virus (GPV) and lumpy skin disease virus (LSDV), the other members of the genus capripox virus. In some countries, SPV and GPV are cross infective to small ruminants posing problem in diagnosis and epidemiology. However, recent studies have showed that the viruses are phylogenetically distinct and can be differentiated by molecular tools. Prophylaxis using attenuated vaccines is the choice of control measure as the immunity is long lasting. Detailed information on isolation, identification, pathology, epidemiology, diagnosis and prophylaxis would not only help in updating the knowledge of scientific fraternity but will be useful to the policy makers in order to formulate appropriate measures for control and eradication of the disease. This synthesis is to present an up-to-date review of the disease and its control to provide the reader with an overview of the problem.
 
Date 2023-05-16T04:30:57Z
2023-05-16T04:30:57Z
2006-01-01
 
Type Review Paper
 
Identifier http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/77456
 
Language English
 
Publisher Elsevier