India: 2022 Lumpy Skin Disease in Cattle

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Source: https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/hi...pidemic-429817


With 2,309 cattle dead and over 55,000 afflicted, Himachal government asks Centre to declare Lumpy Skin Disease epidemic
State government said that it is only after the disease is declared an epidemic that the disaster, relief and rehabilitation component of the State Disaster Response Fund can be provided to the aggrieved farmers
Updated At: Sep 08, 2022 07:53 PM (IST)
Tribune News Service

Shimla, September 8

With a sudden spurt in the cases of lumpy skin disease among cattle in nine districts,Himachal Government on Thursday urged the Union Ministry of Home Affairs to declare Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD) as an epidemic.

Even though it was on August 10, earlier this year that the State Animal Husbandry had declared LSD as a Scheduled Disease under Chapter II, Section 6 of the Prevention and Control of Infectious and Contagious Disease in Animal Act 2009, Sudesh Mokta, Director cum Special Secretary Revenue, wrote to the Centre with a request to declare the disease as an epidemic, considering the surge in cases.

“The disease has witnessed a spurt in the last few days as 2,309 cattle have died and 55,926 have been infected till now,” he wrote to the Joint Secretary, Disaster Management Division of the Ministry of Home Affairs. He added that the disease has cast a shadow on the livestock in the State and as such it needs to be declared as an epidemic...

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Source: https://www.indiatoday.in/india/stor...599-2022-09-13

Lumpy virus kills 236 cattle in UP, affects 25 districts across state
With the rapid increase of Lumpy virus cases across the state, more than 25,000 cattle have been infected while 236 have lost their lives in Uttar Pradesh.
Abhishek Mishra
Lucknow
September 13, 2022
UPDATED: September 13, 2022 09:59 IST

HIGHLIGHTS

The Lumpy virus killed 236 cattle in Uttar Pradesh
As many as 25,122 cows are infected due to Lumpy virus
The UP govt have made immune belt from Pilibhit to Etawah to control the virus

The Lumpy virus is rapidly spreading across several districts in Uttar Pradesh. So far, 236 cattle have succumbed to the virus while there are more than 25,000 cases across 2,600 villages in 25 districts.

As many as 15 lakh cattle are currently in the infection zone. The catastrophic effect of the virus is not only visible in animals but it has also affected the production of milk and other businesses related to it....

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Source: https://thehimalayantimes.com/world/...ns-livelihoods

Virus kills 100,000 cattle in India, threatens livelihoods
By THT Online
Published: 07:36 pm Oct 01, 2022

NEW DELHI, OCTOBER 01

A viral disease has killed nearly 100,000 cows and buffaloes in India and sickened over 2 million more.

The outbreak has triggered devastating income losses for cattle farmers since the disease not only results in deaths but can also lead to decreased milk production, emaciated animals, and birth issues.

The disease, called lumpy skin disease, is spread by insects that drink blood like mosquitoes and ticks. Infected cows and buffaloes get fevers and develop lumps on their skin.

Farmers have experienced severe losses from extreme weather events over the past year: a record-shattering heat wave in India reduced wheat yields in April, insufficient rainfall in eastern states like Jharkhand state shriveled parched winter crops such as pulses, and an unusually intense September rainfall has damaged rice in the north.

And now, the virus has spread to at least 15 states with the number of cow and buffalo deaths nearly doubling in three weeks, the Press Trust of India news agency reported.

The contagion spreading among cattle is having a disproportionate impact on small farmers, many of whom have insulated themselves from the shocks of climate change by rearing cattle for milk, said Devinder Sharma, an agriculture policy expert in northern Chandigarh city...