Lumpy skin disease News
Lumpy Skin Disease outbreak reported in Buldhana, Maharashtra.
It spreads through mosquito and tick bites, affecting cattle health.
Farmers are urged to isolate sick animals and maintain hygiene.
The Central Drug Standards Control Organization (CDSCO) has granted a license to Biolumpivaxin, India’s first vaccine against lumpy skin disease (LSD) in dairy cattle and buffaloes, developed by Biovet.
2,070 cattle have died due to Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD) in Karnataka
As many as 6.57 lakh cattle have been vaccinated
Lumpy disease does not spread to people by drinking milk from ailing cows
Lumpy skin disease is infecting cattle and bovine animals
An effective way to control is a live homologous vaccine
Lumpy skin disease has affected over 16 lakh cattle in more than a dozen states, including Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, and Andhra Pradesh.
The Lumpy Skin Disease has so far killed about 57,000 cattle across India. The viral infection has spread to several states including Rajasthan, Gujarat, Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, and Andhra Pradesh.
Lumpy skin disease infects cows and buffaloes mainly through vectors like blood-feeding insects.
The Punjab govt has administered goat pox vaccine to more than 1.45 lakh cattle.
Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Gujarat and Andaman & Nicobar Islands have been hit by the disease.
Indigenous vaccine launched to protect livestock from Lumpy Skin disease
Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Narendra Singh Tomar launched Lumpi-ProVacInd
This Vaccine is developed with the collaboration of the National Equine Research Centre and the Indian Veterinary Research Institute
Lumpy Skin Disease: In Rajasthan, the havoc of Lumpy disease spreading among animals is increasing. At the same time, the Chief Minister of the state Ashok Gehlot has appealed to the central government to provide financial help to the state to control the lumpy skin disease spreading in cattle in the state. lumpy skin disease has now spread to cows and buffaloes in 17 districts of Rajasthan. Expressing concern over the spread among cattle, CM Gehlot said that the state government is taking all possible measures to control the disease.
Lumpy skin disease is spread by bloodsucking insects, certain species of flies and through contaminated food and water.
Lumpy skin disease is an infection that affects the skin of cattle. It is spread by mosquitoes, flies, lice, and wasps by direct contact among the cattle, and through contaminated food and water.
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