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Title
Case Report: Lumpy skin disease in an endangered wild banteng (Bos javanicus) and initiation of a vaccination campaign in domestic livestock in Cambodia
Author(s)
Porco, Alice; Chea, Sokha; Sours, Sreyem; Nou, Vonika; Groenenberg, Milou; Agger, Cain; Tum, Sothyra; Chhuon, Vanna; Sorn, San; Hong, Chamnan; Davis, Ben; Davis, Sharyn; Ken, Sereyrotha; Olson, Sarah H.; Fine, Amanda E.
Published
2023
Publisher
Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Published Version DOI
https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2023.1228505
Abstract
We describe a case of lumpy skin disease in an endangered banteng in Cambodia and the subsequent initiation of a vaccination campaign in domestic cattle to protect wild bovids from disease transmission at the wildlife-livestock interface. Lumpy skin disease virus (LSDV) was first detected in domestic cattle in Cambodia in June of 2021 and rapidly spread throughout the country. In September 2021, a banteng was seen in Phnom Tnout Phnom Pok wildlife sanctuary with signs of lumpy skin disease. Scab samples were collected and tested positive for LSDV.Monitoring using line transect surveys and camera traps in protected areas with critical banteng and gaur populations was initiated from December 2021-October 2022. A collaborative multisector vaccination campaign to vaccinate domestic livestock in and around priority protected areas with banteng and gaur was launched July 2022 and a total of 20,089 domestic cattle and water buffalo were vaccinated with Lumpyvax TM . No signs of LSDV in banteng or gaur in Cambodia have been observed since this initial case. This report documents the first case of lumpy skin disease in wildlife in Cambodia and proposes a potential intervention to mitigate the challenge of pathogen transmission at the domestic-wildlife interface. While vaccination can support local livestock-based economies and promote biodiversity conservation, it is only a component of an integrated solution and One Health approach to protect endangered species from threats at the wildlife-livestock interface.
Keywords
case report; Lumpy Skin Disease; Wildlife-livestock interface; Vaccination; Banteng; wildlife; conservation; intervention
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