Mechanical Transmission of Lumpy Skin Disease Virus by <i>Stomoxys</i> spp. (<i>Stomoxys calsitrans</i>, <i>Stomoxys sitiens</i>, <i>Stomoxys indica</i>), Diptera: Muscidae

Abstract

Samples collected for PCR from recipient animals tested positive in 5 out of 6 cases, while the virus was isolated from 4 of 6 animals. The clinical signs exhibited by recipient animals were mostly moderate in nature with only one severe case. To our knowledge, this is the first time that transmission of LSDV by three Stomoxys species has been demonstrated, and their role as mechanical vectors of LSDV is indicated.

Keywords

• lumpy skin disease
• stable flies
• vector born disease
• mechanical transmission