The role of Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) decoloratus, Rhipicephalus appendiculatus and Amblyomma hebraeum in the transmission of lumpy skin disease virus

Lumpy skin disease (LSD) is an economically important and debilitating disease of cattle caused by the lumpy skin disease virus (LSDV), a poxvirus in the genus Capripoxvirus. The disease is of economic importance to farmers in endemic regions and is a major constraint to international trade in lives...

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Main Author: Lubinga, Jimmy Clement
Other Authors: Venter, Estelle Hildegard
Language:en
Published: University of Pretoria 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2263/40218
Lubinga, JC 2013, The role of Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) decoloratus, Rhipicephalus appendiculatus and Amblyomma hebraeum in the transmission of lumpy skin disease virus, PhD thesis, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/40218>