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
Arman Issimov,
Lespek Kutumbetov,
Mukhit B. Orynbayev,
Berik Khairullin,
Balzhan Myrzakhmetova,
Kulyaisan Sultankulova,
Peter J. White
Affiliations
Arman Issimov
Sydney School of Veterinary Science, Faculty of Science, University of Sydney, Sydney 2006, NSW, Australia
Lespek Kutumbetov
RGE “Research Institute for Biological Safety Problems” Committee of Science, The Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Gvardeiskiy 080409, Kordaiskiy rayon, Zhambylskaya oblast, Republic of Kazakhstan
Mukhit B. Orynbayev
RGE “Research Institute for Biological Safety Problems” Committee of Science, The Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Gvardeiskiy 080409, Kordaiskiy rayon, Zhambylskaya oblast, Republic of Kazakhstan
Berik Khairullin
RGE “Research Institute for Biological Safety Problems” Committee of Science, The Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Gvardeiskiy 080409, Kordaiskiy rayon, Zhambylskaya oblast, Republic of Kazakhstan
Balzhan Myrzakhmetova
RGE “Research Institute for Biological Safety Problems” Committee of Science, The Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Gvardeiskiy 080409, Kordaiskiy rayon, Zhambylskaya oblast, Republic of Kazakhstan
Kulyaisan Sultankulova
RGE “Research Institute for Biological Safety Problems” Committee of Science, The Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Gvardeiskiy 080409, Kordaiskiy rayon, Zhambylskaya oblast, Republic of Kazakhstan
Peter J. White
Sydney School of Veterinary Science, Faculty of Science, University of Sydney, Sydney 2006, NSW, Australia
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.
