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PRO/AH/EDR> Lumpy skin disease – Europe (02): EFSA epidemiology 2017-2018, EU control policy

Lumpy Skin Disease -- Worldwide/UnknownVaccination and other control measures have succeeded in halting the epidemic of lumpy skin disease (LSD) in the Balkans, new data suggest.EFSA's latest report on the status of the disease in southeastern Europe shows that there were no new outbreaks in 2018. The number of outbreaks had declined dramatically in 2017, down to 385 from 7483 in 2016, and the latest data indicate that the disease is now absent from the region.More than 2.5 million cattle were vaccinated Read more [...]