PRO/AH/EDR> Lumpy skin disease – India (01): (KL) cattle, spread

Lumpy Skin Disease — India
Capripox virus, or lumpy skin disease [LSD], which infected at least 265 animals in the district [Kochi, Kerala] until now, has left dairy farmers here worried. However, Laiby Paulin, district animal husbandry officer, sought to allay fears, saying the outbreak has been contained. “The newer cases show only mild infection,” she said.
She said the disease was 1st reported at Valayanchirangara, 7 km [4.3 mi] from Perumbavoor, on 11 Jan 2020. “This is the 1st time the disease is being reported