DEHRADUN, May 11, 2023 (TBINN) Uttarakhand has registered more than 3,000 Lumpy Skin Disease cases over the past four days, Uttarakhand’s Animal Husbandry Minister Saurabh Bahuguna has said.
Saurabh told reporters that 3,131 Lumpy Skin Disease cases have been registered in the hill state at present, out of which 1,669 have recovered.
Lumpy Skin Disease is an infectious disease in cattle caused by a virus of the family Poxviridae, also known as Neethling virus. The disease is characterised by large fever, enlarged superficial lymph nodes and multiple nodules on the skin and mucous membranes.
The death rate due to the disease is 1.02 per cent, while the recovery rate is 53.3 per cent, Uttarakhand’s Minister Saurabh said.
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