25 Thousand Animals Succumb in 3 and a Half Months Due to Lumpy Skin Infection 

More than 25,000 animals have died in three and a half months due to lumpy skin disease infection.

The infection that appeared in Chaitra 2079 has spread to 76 districts by the second week of Ashad. According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development, 25 thousand 408 animals have died due to infection.

So far, 6 lakh 82 thousand 80 animals and birds have been infected, 4 lakh 9 thousand 175 animals have recovered, and 2 lakh 47 thousand 497 animals are still infected, according to the ministry. The minister also said that the rate of infection has been decreasing for the past few days.

The government claims that the agencies under the Department of Animal Services, provincial and local governments have made every effort to protect animals and birds from disease transmission. The government also claims that 737,000 doses of vaccine have been distributed in all seven provinces to control the spread of the disease, and 172,128 animals have been vaccinated.

The Ministry has also informed that the budget has been managed for the management of veterinary doctors at 161 local levels and technicians at all local levels for the mobilization of veterinarians for disease control.

The Ministry has drawn the attention of the farmers to be cautious about the safety of such animals as it has been seen that due to the infection of the disease, it has affected the animals in the calf, calf, and pregnant stage.

Lumpy skin disease was first observed in 1929 in the African country of Zambia. Then the disease spread to other countries. According to the Animal Services Department, lumpy skin disease was confirmed for the first time on Shrawan 22, 2077, in Morang district of Nepal. Now this disease has become an epidemic.

Veterinarians say that this disease is transmitted by the bites of mosquitoes, worms, flies, etc. in cattle and also by the use of the same needle during animal treatment.

Cattle infected with Lumpy Skin Disease show loss of milk, skin lumps appear, sores in the nose and mouth, high fever, and continuous discharge from the eyes and nose. Animals die if not treated in time.

Lumpy skin has not yet been confirmed to have been transmitted from animals to humans. In the FAO report published in 2017, it was mentioned that there is no lumpy skin disease (zoonotic disease).