Emergence of Lumpy Skin Disease in Greece, 2015

Lumpy skin disease was first reported in the EU, Greece, in August 2015. Until the end of December 2015, six regional units have been affected in northern Greece and the island of Limnos. This article presents the epidemiological situation, the diagnosis, the control measures including emergency vac...

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Published in:	Transboundary and emerging diseases Vol. 63; no. 3; pp. 260 - 265
Main Authors:	Tasioudi, K. E., Antoniou, S. E., Iliadou, P., Sachpatzidis, A., Plevraki, E., Agianniotaki, E. I., Fouki, C., Mangana-Vougiouka, O., Chondrokouki, E., Dile, C.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Germany Blackwell Science 01-06-2016 Blackwell Publishing Ltd Hindawi Limited
Subjects:	Animal diseases Animals Cattle control measures diagnosis epidemiological data Epidemiology Greece Greece - epidemiology lumpy skin disease Lumpy Skin Disease - diagnosis Lumpy Skin Disease - epidemiology Lumpy Skin Disease - prevention & control Lumpy Skin Disease - virology Lumpy skin disease virus - physiology Skin diseases vaccination Vaccination - veterinary Greece Greece lumpy skin disease diagnosis epidemiological data control measures vaccination
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Summary:	Lumpy skin disease was first reported in the EU, Greece, in August 2015. Until the end of December 2015, six regional units have been affected in northern Greece and the island of Limnos. This article presents the epidemiological situation, the diagnosis, the control measures including emergency vaccination and the preliminary conclusions from the experience gained.
Bibliography:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/tbed.12497 istex:DAEABA843991069B2EDD1728BFF6692F13C86D69 ark:/67375/WNG-C53K9JX4-W ArticleID:TBED12497 ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23
ISSN:	1865-1674 1865-1682
DOI:	10.1111/tbed.12497