First outbreak of lumpy skin disease in Japan, 2024

Mizuki WATANABE; Mitsutaka IKEZAWA; Tomoya KITAMURA; Hiroaki SHIRAFUJI; Naoki YOSHIDA; Tatsuya NISHI; Rie KAWAGUCHI; Takehiro KOKUHO; Kentaro MASUJIN; Katsuhiko FUKAI; Kazuki MORIOKA

doi:10.1292/jvms.25-0290

Virology

First outbreak of lumpy skin disease in Japan, 2024

Mizuki WATANABE, Mitsutaka IKEZAWA, Tomoya KITAMURA, Hiroaki SHIRAFUJI, Naoki YOSHIDA, Tatsuya NISHI, Rie KAWAGUCHI, Takehiro KOKUHO, Kentaro MASUJIN, Katsuhiko FUKAI, Kazuki MORIOKA

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Mizuki WATANABE
Exotic Disease Group, Exotic Diseases Research Station, National Institute of Animal Health (NIAH), National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO), Tokyo, Japan
Mitsutaka IKEZAWA
Exotic Disease Group, Exotic Diseases Research Station, National Institute of Animal Health (NIAH), National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO), Tokyo, Japan
Tomoya KITAMURA
Exotic Disease Group, Exotic Diseases Research Station, National Institute of Animal Health (NIAH), National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO), Tokyo, Japan
Hiroaki SHIRAFUJI
Exotic Disease Group, Exotic Diseases Research Station, National Institute of Animal Health (NIAH), National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO), Tokyo, Japan
Naoki YOSHIDA
Exotic Disease Group, Exotic Diseases Research Station, National Institute of Animal Health (NIAH), National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO), Tokyo, Japan
Tatsuya NISHI
Exotic Disease Group, Exotic Diseases Research Station, National Institute of Animal Health (NIAH), National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO), Tokyo, Japan
Rie KAWAGUCHI
Exotic Disease Group, Exotic Diseases Research Station, National Institute of Animal Health (NIAH), National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO), Tokyo, Japan
Takehiro KOKUHO
Exotic Disease Group, Exotic Diseases Research Station, National Institute of Animal Health (NIAH), National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO), Tokyo, Japan
Kentaro MASUJIN
Exotic Disease Group, Exotic Diseases Research Station, National Institute of Animal Health (NIAH), National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO), Tokyo, Japan
Katsuhiko FUKAI
Exotic Disease Group, Exotic Diseases Research Station, National Institute of Animal Health (NIAH), National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO), Tokyo, Japan
Kazuki MORIOKA
Exotic Disease Group, Exotic Diseases Research Station, National Institute of Animal Health (NIAH), National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO), Tokyo, Japan

Keywords: Capripoxvirus, cattle, Japan, lumpy skin disease, outbreak

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2025 Volume 87 Issue 11 Pages 1295-1299

DOI https://doi.org/10.1292/jvms.25-0290

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Abstract

In November 2024, the animal health authority of Japan reported the nation’s first case of lumpy skin disease (LSD) at a dairy farm in Fukuoka, Kyushu. Although a total of 22 farms were affected—17 dairy, 3 beef, and 2 mixed—the epidemic was effectively contained within two months through strict control measures. PCR testing confirmed the presence of LSD virus in skin nodules from suspected cattle at the index farms, and infectious virus was isolated. Phylogenetic analysis based on the complete genome sequence indicated that the virus detected in Japan was closely related to strains that have recently circulated in East and Southeast Asia.

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1.Fund name: Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

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