India: Outbreak of Lumpy Skin Disease in Cattle Raises Alarm

  |   Attaché Report (GAIN)   |   IN2022-0066

Contact:

Office of Agricultural Affairs, New Delhi   |   (011-91-11) 2419-8769

Link to report:

India: Outbreak of Lumpy Skin Disease in Cattle Raises Alarm in Cattle-rearing Communities in the State of Gujarat

Media sources report the outbreak of lumpy skin disease (LSD) in cattle across various districts in the Indian State of Gujarat. This fast-spreading outbreak is estimated to have infected over 40,222 animals across 15 of Gujarat's 33 districts. Over 1,000 head of cattle have succumbed to the disease. Farmers and cattle-rearing communities in the affected districts are alarmed with the infectious viral disease's spread. India has yet to officially notify the World Animal Health Organization (OIE) of the outbreak.

South and Central Asia, India
Dairy, Livestock and Poultry

Database Source:

Related Reports

View More
Attaché Report (GAIN)

Ukraine: Biotechnology and Other New Production Technologies Annual

The biotechnology regulatory system in Ukraine is still not fully developed, but the country is gradually adjusting its domestic policies to align with European Union regulations.
Attaché Report (GAIN)

Tunisia: Agricultural Biotechnology Annual

Tunisia is continuing to postpone non-urgent matters in front of major political and economic reforms. As a result, Tunisia’s biosafety framework, which was drafted in 2014, remains on hold with no timeframe for a review and parliamentary vote.
Attaché Report (GAIN)

Thailand: Rice Price - Weekly

Export prices of white and parboiled rice rose one percent from the previous week as exporters reportedly continued to secure the rice supplies to fulfill contract shipments.