Molecular identification and risk factor analysis of the first Lumpy skin disease outbreak in cattle in Mongolia

• Published in: Journal of Veterinary Medical Science Vol. 84; no. 9; pp. 1244 - 1252
• Main Authors: ODONCHIMEG, Myagmarsuren, ERDENECHIMEG, Dashzevge, TUVSHINBAYAR, Adiyasuren, TSOGTGEREL, Munkhtuul, BAZARRAGCHAA, Enkhbold, ULAANKHUU, Ankhanbaatar, SELENGE, Tsend, MUNKHGEREL, Dalantai, MUNKHTSETSEG, Ariunbold, ALTANCHIMEG, Adilbish, ODBILEG, Raadan, SOYOLMAA, Gurdorj, ENKHMANDAKH, Yondonjamts, BATMAGNAI, Enkhbaatar, SUGAR, Sengee, KIMURA, Takashi, SUGIMOTO, Chihiro, ISODA, Norikazu, BATSUKH, Basan, SAKODA, Yoshihiro
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Japan JAPANESE SOCIETY OF VETERINARY SCIENCE 2022; The Japanese Society of Veterinary Science
• Subjects: Animals; Cattle; Cattle Diseases - epidemiology; Disease Outbreaks - veterinary; Factor Analysis, Statistical; Female; lumpy skin disease; Lumpy Skin Disease - epidemiology; Lumpy Skin Disease - prevention & control; Lumpy skin disease virus - genetics; Male; molecular identification; Mongolia; Mongolia - epidemiology; outbreak; Phylogeny; risk factor; Virology; Mongolia; lumpy skin disease; outbreak; Mongolia; molecular identification; risk factor
• ISSN: 0916-7250; 1347-7439; 1347-7439
• DOI: 10.1292/jvms.22-0250

Lumpy skin disease (LSD) is a transboundary viral infectious disease in cattle caused by a Capripoxvirus. LSD has been recently introduced in some Asian countries. However, in Mongolia, no report of LSD is publicly available. We clinically examined LSD symptoms in 1,034 cattle from 4 soum (district) in Dornod province in Mongolia. Sixty-one cattle of them were confirmed with symptoms of LSD and then viral P32 gene was detected by a PCR. The overall prevalence of LSD in cattle was 5.9%. Females odds ratios (OR)=2.27 than males, adults (>2.5-years-old, OR=3.68) than young (1–2.5-years-old) and calves (<1-year-old) were at higher risks for LSD cases in Mongolia, while locations near the tube well and pond water are major risk areas for viral transmission due to density of insects often is high. For virus isolation, skin nodule tissue samples of 4 cattle located in four distinct soums were used for viral propagation using the MDBK cell line. Internal terminal repeat region and RPO30 gene of 4 Mongolian isolates were amplified and sequenced. In the phylogenetic trees, Mongolian LSDVs (2021) were clustered together with the Chinese (2020) and Vietnamese isolates (2020). This is the first report alarming the LSD outbreak in Mongolia that was confirmed by our study. The newly isolated viruses would be a useful base for developing diagnostic tools and inactivated vaccine technology. A large-scale study of LSD is next priority for establishing successful control strategy of further disease outbreak.