Diagnostic approach, vaccination and treatment priorities for Lumpy Skin Disease in cattle: lessons from Balkan epidemics to Western Europe re-emergence (2025)

Eda Baldan Toker; Mevlüt Yaşar; Annamaria Pratelli; Kadir Yeşilbağ

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Diagnostic approach, vaccination and treatment priorities for Lumpy Skin Disease in cattle: lessons from Balkan epidemics to Western Europe re-emergence (2025)

Eda Baldan Toker

Mevlüt Yaşar

Annamaria Pratelli

Kadir Yeşilbağ

Veterinary Research Communications Vol. 50 No. 4 · Springer Science and Business Media LLC

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Eda Baldan Toker, Mevlüt Yaşar, Annamaria Pratelli, et al. (2026). Diagnostic approach, vaccination and treatment priorities for Lumpy Skin Disease in cattle: lessons from Balkan epidemics to Western Europe re-emergence (2025). Veterinary Research Communications, 50(4). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11259-026-11190-8

Diagnostic approach, vaccination and treatment priorities for Lumpy Skin Disease in cattle: lessons from Balkan epidemics to Western Europe re-emergence (2025)

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