- Centre pushes vaccination as lumpy skin ravages cattle
- More than 10,000 cattle have been infected with the Lumpy Skin disease in this wave of the epidemic.
- Uttarakhand has reported the bulk of the casesĀ in this wave. WhileĀ the Kutch region of Gujarat emerged as the epicenterĀ of the Lumpy Skin disease outbreakĀ last year.
- Government launched aĀ massive vaccination driveĀ to control the epidemic in cattle.
- About nine crore cattle have been vaccinated so far, and theĀ recovery rate is above 94%.
SOURCE: THE HINDU, THE ECONOMIC TIMES, PIB