Greth A., Gourreau J.M., & Nguyen Ba Vy P.C. 1992. Capripoxvirus disease in an Arabian oryx (Oryx leucoryx) from Saudi Arabia. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 28(2): 295-300.

Summary: Lumpy skin disease caused by a capripoxvirus was observed in a captive-bred female Arabian oryx Oryx leucoryx at the NWRC in Taif. Clinical signs included severe general depression with fever, anorexia, more than 1,000 nodular cutaneous lesions and gradual recovery over two months The virus was found by electron microscopy and paired sera showed an increasing virus neutralisation antibody titre against capripoxvirus. A serologic survey of the herd of 90 oryx showed a low prevalence (2%) of this infection. This report describes the first case of lumpy skin disease in an Arabian oryx.

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