| LSD | Lumpy skin disease |
| DIVA | Differentiation of infected from vaccinated animals |
| HRM | High-resolution melting |
| WOAH | World Organization for Animal Health |
| LSDV | Lumpy skin disease virus |
| SPPV | Sheeppox virus |
| GTPV | Goatpox virus |
| SNP | Single nucleotide polymorphism |
| NIAH | National Institute of Animal Health |
| LOD | Limit of detection |
| RFLP | Restriction fragment length polymorphism |
| MLST | Multi-locus sequence typing |