Table 1.

Spearman correlation coefficients (r) between each environmental variable and geographical distribution of lumpy skin disease outbreaks in cattle in the Middle East.

	Geographical distribution of LSDV in cattle (r)	P-value
Annual precipitation	0.53	<0.001
Mean diurnal temperature range	−0.36	0.012
Goat density	−0.52	0.031
Buffalo density	0.015	0.243
Sheep density	0.35	0.052
Cattle density	0.45	<0.001