Lumpy Skin Disease in Cattle Spreads to Over 8 States and UTs; 7,300 Animals Dead So Far
News 18Over 7,300 cattle have died so far due to ’lumpy skin disease’ in eight states including one union territory and vaccination drive has been stepped up to contain the infection, a senior government official said. Over 1.85 cattle have been affected so far and more than 7,300 cattle have died since the outbreak of the disease in July,” the official told PTI. According to the ministry’s data, 7,300 cattle have died so far, out of which 3,359 animals died in Punjab, 2,111 in Rajasthan, 1,679 in Gujarat, 62 in Jammu and Kashmir, 38 Himachal Pradesh, 36 in Uttarakhand and 29 in Andaman Nicobar. The official said central teams have been deputed to Punjab, and Gujarat for taking first hand stock of the outbreak of LSD and states have been asked to implement strictly the advisories and bio safety measures, restriction of movement and isolation of infected animals, monitoring of stray animals besides safe disposal of carcasses.