Lumpy Skin Disease — Greece
1. [Observations]
– Mixed dairy and beef herd (379 heads) vaccinated against LSDV on 26 Nov 2015
– One pregnant heifer (20 months of age) affected
– TB test in early February 2016, no lesions noticed then [see comment]
– Heifer injured when it was mounted by another animal and was separated from the herd to recover
– In early April [2016], animal was down and the owner noticed hairless patches on the back of the animal, where blackbirds were pecking
– The owner was not aware about LSDV
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