PRO/AH/EDR> Lumpy skin disease – Viet Nam: (LS,CB) cattle, 1st rep, OIE

Lumpy Skin Disease — Vietnam
Information received on [and dated] 1 Nov 2020 from Dr Dong Pham Van, Director General, Chief Veterinary Officer, Department of Animal Health, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Hanoi, Viet Nam
Report type: immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 13 Oct 2020
Date of confirmation of the event: 16 Oct 2020
Reason for notification: 1st occurrence of a listed disease in the country
Causal agent: Lumpy skin disease virus
Nature of diagnosis: laboratory