 Nirazhu in Bikaner, India, two free-ranging Indian gazelles, Gazella benedie, displayed nodular skin lesions. Molecular testing revealed lumpy skin disease virus, LSDV infection. Subsequent genome analyses revealed LSDV wild-type strain of Middle Eastern lineage. Evidence of natural LSDV infection in wild gazelles in this area indicates a broadening host range. This article was authored by Shashi Bhushan Sudhakar, Niranjan Mishra, Semenin Kalyurasu, and others.