Estimating the Transmission Kernel for Lumpy Skin Disease Virus from Data on Outbreaks in Thailand in 2021

• Published in: Viruses Vol. 15; no. 11; p. 2196
• Main Authors: Punyapornwithaya, Veerasak, Salvador, Roderick, Modethed, Wittawat, Arjkumpa, Orapun, Jarassaeng, Chaiwat, Limon, Georgina, Gubbins, Simon
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 31.10.2023
• Subjects: Animals; Cattle; Development and progression; Disease Outbreaks - veterinary; Disease transmission; Diseases; DNA virus infections; Epidemics; Epidemiology; Estimates; Farmers; Farms; herds; Immunization; Infections; Infectious skin diseases; kernel transmission; Lumpy skin disease; Lumpy Skin Disease - prevention & control; Lumpy skin disease virus; Medical research; Medicine, Experimental; Milk production; Mortality; Outbreaks; Provinces; Risk factors; Skin; Skin diseases; Statistics; Thailand; Thailand - epidemiology; Vectors; Thailand; Southeast Asia; Asia; epidemiology; lumpy skin disease; cattle; Thailand; kernel transmission

Nationwide outbreaks of lumpy skin disease (LSD) were observed in Thailand in 2021. A better understanding of its disease transmission is crucial. This study utilized a kernel-based approach to characterize the transmission of LSD between cattle herds. Outbreak data from the Khon Kaen and Lamphun pr...