First detection of Lumpy Skin Disease virus in Tunisia
Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD) is an emerging bovine vector-borne disease of important economic impact on the cattle industry. Since its first identification in 1929, the disease was restricted for decades, to Sub-Saharan regions before its spread into new areas. In 2023 and 2024, LSD cases were identifie...
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| author | Selma Mejri Selma Mejri Saida Emna Ayari Fakhfakh Makrem Ourabi Amira Abid Rahma Zaghouani Marouène Nouassri Samir Mhiri Sahbi Gallah Nouha Habboubi Kaddour Hosni Noura Abidi Nadia Braiki Wiem Mouelhi Imed Ben Slimene Ines Ghodhbene Hager Mhamdi Mansour Ksontini Zoubeida Landolsi Nesrine Zribi Mohamed Hamdouni Hayet Gamdou Fethi Zammel Arbi Hlel Nahed Ben Harrath Sihem Sbai Sara Thabet Hatem Ouled Ahmed Soufien Sghaier Roukaya Khorchani Tirumala Bharani Kumar Settypalli Irene Kasindi Meki Charles Euloge Lamien Aida Tlatli |
| author_facet | Selma Mejri Selma Mejri Saida Emna Ayari Fakhfakh Makrem Ourabi Amira Abid Rahma Zaghouani Marouène Nouassri Samir Mhiri Sahbi Gallah Nouha Habboubi Kaddour Hosni Noura Abidi Nadia Braiki Wiem Mouelhi Imed Ben Slimene Ines Ghodhbene Hager Mhamdi Mansour Ksontini Zoubeida Landolsi Nesrine Zribi Mohamed Hamdouni Hayet Gamdou Fethi Zammel Arbi Hlel Nahed Ben Harrath Sihem Sbai Sara Thabet Hatem Ouled Ahmed Soufien Sghaier Roukaya Khorchani Tirumala Bharani Kumar Settypalli Irene Kasindi Meki Charles Euloge Lamien Aida Tlatli |
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| description | Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD) is an emerging bovine vector-borne disease of important economic impact on the cattle industry. Since its first identification in 1929, the disease was restricted for decades, to Sub-Saharan regions before its spread into new areas. In 2023 and 2024, LSD cases were identified for the first time in north African countries, Libya and Algeria, respectively. From June 2024, many LSD suspected cases were investigated in Tunisia. From June to October 2024, one hundred and twenty-one samples were investigated. Most of samples consist of blood samples, nasal and oral swabs from 49 suspected cattle from different parts of Tunisia. All samples were tested using Real-Time PCR and High Resolution Melting assay (HRM). On August 7, 2024, we reported the first LSD case in Tunisia. Two months later, other positive cases were confirmed by the two molecular techniques. The HRM technique allow the identification of a positive Bovine Papular Stomatitis animal presenting LSD clinical signs. Among the 49 tested cattle, eighteen were confirmed LSD positive. Most of LSD cases were from north western regions, close to Algerian border. The number of positive cases highly increased from October, period corresponding to increased LSD vectors’ activity. This is the first report on the identification of LSD in Tunisian cattle. Our findings confirm the progressive spread of LSD into new areas, and highlight the need of the implementation of control and surveillance measures to face such diseases. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-2e192c2c1ac44519a343bed2380ab1c52025-08-20T01:50:46ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Virology2673-818X2025-04-01510.3389/fviro.2025.15484751548475First detection of Lumpy Skin Disease virus in TunisiaSelma Mejri0Selma Mejri1Saida Emna Ayari Fakhfakh2Makrem Ourabi3Amira Abid4Rahma Zaghouani5Marouène Nouassri6Samir Mhiri7Sahbi Gallah8Nouha Habboubi9Kaddour Hosni10Noura Abidi11Nadia Braiki12Wiem Mouelhi13Imed Ben Slimene14Ines Ghodhbene15Hager Mhamdi16Mansour Ksontini17Zoubeida Landolsi18Nesrine Zribi19Mohamed Hamdouni20Hayet Gamdou21Fethi Zammel22Arbi Hlel23Nahed Ben Harrath24Sihem Sbai25Sara Thabet26Hatem Ouled Ahmed27Soufien Sghaier28Roukaya Khorchani29Tirumala Bharani Kumar Settypalli30Irene Kasindi Meki31Charles Euloge Lamien32Aida Tlatli33Laboratoire de Virologie, Institut de la Recherche Vétérinaire de Tunisie, Université Tunis El Manar, Tunis, TunisiaLR03ES03 Laboratoire microorganismes et bio-molécules actives, Faculté des Sciences de Tunis, Université Tunis El Manar, Tunis, TunisiaLaboratoire de Virologie, Institut de la Recherche Vétérinaire de Tunisie, Université Tunis El Manar, Tunis, TunisiaCommissariat Régional de Développement Agricole, Tozeur, TunisiaCommissariat Régional de Développement Agricole, Nabeul, TunisiaCommissariat Régional de Développement Agricole, Bizerte, TunisiaCommissariat Régional de Développement Agricole, Kef, TunisiaCommissariat Régional de Développement Agricole, Monastir, TunisiaCommissariat Régional de Développement Agricole, Monastir, TunisiaCommissariat Régional de Développement Agricole, Bizerte, TunisiaCommissariat Régional de Développement Agricole, Kef, TunisiaCommissariat Régional de Développement Agricole, Kasserine, TunisiaCommissariat Régional de Développement Agricole, Sidi Bouzid, Tunisia0Commissariat Régional de Développement Agricole, Jendouba, Tunisia0Commissariat Régional de Développement Agricole, Jendouba, TunisiaCommissariat Régional de Développement Agricole, Nabeul, Tunisia1Commissariat Régional de Développement Agricole, Ben Arous, Tunisia2Commissariat Régional de Développement Agricole, Sfax, Tunisia3Office de l’Elevage et du Pâturage de Mateur, Bizerte, Tunisia4Commissariat Régional de Développement Agricole, Siliana, TunisiaCommissariat Régional de Développement Agricole, Nabeul, Tunisia0Commissariat Régional de Développement Agricole, Jendouba, TunisiaCommissariat Régional de Développement Agricole, Kef, TunisiaCommissariat Régional de Développement Agricole, Bizerte, TunisiaCommissariat Régional de Développement Agricole, Kef, TunisiaCommissariat Régional de Développement Agricole, Kef, TunisiaLaboratoire de Virologie, Institut de la Recherche Vétérinaire de Tunisie, Université Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia5Laboratoire des Analyses Génétiques Animales, Institut de la Recherche Vétérinaire de Tunisie, Université Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia6Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Regional Office for Near East and North Africa, Tunis, Tunisia7Direction Générale des Services Vétérinaires, Ministère de l’Agriculture, des Ressources hydrauliques et de la Pêche, Tunis, Tunisia8Animal Production and Health Laboratory, Joint Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO)/International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Centre of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture, Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications, International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, Austria8Animal Production and Health Laboratory, Joint Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO)/International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Centre of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture, Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications, International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, Austria8Animal Production and Health Laboratory, Joint Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO)/International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Centre of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture, Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications, International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, Austria9Laboratoire des Denrées Alimentaires, Institut de la Recherche Vétérinaire de Tunisie, Université de Tunis El Manar, Tunis, TunisiaLumpy Skin Disease (LSD) is an emerging bovine vector-borne disease of important economic impact on the cattle industry. Since its first identification in 1929, the disease was restricted for decades, to Sub-Saharan regions before its spread into new areas. In 2023 and 2024, LSD cases were identified for the first time in north African countries, Libya and Algeria, respectively. From June 2024, many LSD suspected cases were investigated in Tunisia. From June to October 2024, one hundred and twenty-one samples were investigated. Most of samples consist of blood samples, nasal and oral swabs from 49 suspected cattle from different parts of Tunisia. All samples were tested using Real-Time PCR and High Resolution Melting assay (HRM). On August 7, 2024, we reported the first LSD case in Tunisia. Two months later, other positive cases were confirmed by the two molecular techniques. The HRM technique allow the identification of a positive Bovine Papular Stomatitis animal presenting LSD clinical signs. Among the 49 tested cattle, eighteen were confirmed LSD positive. Most of LSD cases were from north western regions, close to Algerian border. The number of positive cases highly increased from October, period corresponding to increased LSD vectors’ activity. This is the first report on the identification of LSD in Tunisian cattle. Our findings confirm the progressive spread of LSD into new areas, and highlight the need of the implementation of control and surveillance measures to face such diseases.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fviro.2025.1548475/fullLumpy Skin DiseaseLumpy Skin Disease virusCapripoxvirusfirst circulationTunisia |
| spellingShingle | Selma Mejri Selma Mejri Saida Emna Ayari Fakhfakh Makrem Ourabi Amira Abid Rahma Zaghouani Marouène Nouassri Samir Mhiri Sahbi Gallah Nouha Habboubi Kaddour Hosni Noura Abidi Nadia Braiki Wiem Mouelhi Imed Ben Slimene Ines Ghodhbene Hager Mhamdi Mansour Ksontini Zoubeida Landolsi Nesrine Zribi Mohamed Hamdouni Hayet Gamdou Fethi Zammel Arbi Hlel Nahed Ben Harrath Sihem Sbai Sara Thabet Hatem Ouled Ahmed Soufien Sghaier Roukaya Khorchani Tirumala Bharani Kumar Settypalli Irene Kasindi Meki Charles Euloge Lamien Aida Tlatli First detection of Lumpy Skin Disease virus in Tunisia Frontiers in Virology Lumpy Skin Disease Lumpy Skin Disease virus Capripoxvirus first circulation Tunisia |
| title | First detection of Lumpy Skin Disease virus in Tunisia |
| title_full | First detection of Lumpy Skin Disease virus in Tunisia |
| title_fullStr | First detection of Lumpy Skin Disease virus in Tunisia |
| title_full_unstemmed | First detection of Lumpy Skin Disease virus in Tunisia |
| title_short | First detection of Lumpy Skin Disease virus in Tunisia |
| title_sort | first detection of lumpy skin disease virus in tunisia |
| topic | Lumpy Skin Disease Lumpy Skin Disease virus Capripoxvirus first circulation Tunisia |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fviro.2025.1548475/full |
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