Lumpy skin disease is an infectious viral disease of cattle ( Bos taurus, zebus, domestic buffaloes), characterized by fever, painful nodules affecting the whole skin, the subcutaneous tissue and sometimes the musculature, by swellings, by inflammation of superficial lymph nodes and by lameness.
This disease is caused by a virus of the Poxviridae family, genus Capripoxvirus.

Transmission : may occur via infected saliva or through insect vectors.
Occurrence : mainly in sub-Saharan Africa.
Treatment : no specific treatment. Strong antibiotic therapy may avoid secondary infection.
Vaccination : with homologous or heterologous attenuated virus vaccines.

Lumpy skin disease is an OIE List A disease.