TABLE 2.

Detection of lumpy skin disease virus in blood samples and skin biopsies of cattle and buffaloes.

Cattle samples	Number of samples	VI†		PCR‡
		Positive	%	Positive	%
Clinical suspect
Skin biopsy	78	25	32.1	70	89.7
Blood	78	10	12.8	32	40.1
Total	156	35	22.4	102	65.3
Non-clinical suspect
Blood	20	0	0.0	2	10.0
Total	176	35	19.9	104	59.1

VI, virus isolation; PCR, polymerase chain reaction.

^†, None of buffalo’s blood or skin biopsies was positive for lumpy skin disease virus by virus isolation; ‡, none of buffalo’s blood or skin biopsies was positive for lumpy skin disease virus by polymerase chain reaction.