154 animals succumb to lumpy skin disease in Solapur, Jalgaon & Ahilyanagar districts
Lumpy skin disease (LSD) is a viral infection that affects cattle primarily transmitted through blood-feeding insects like mosquitoes, flies and ticks.
Vishal Yewale, deputy commissioner of the animal husbandry department, Solapur, said, "At least 2,100 cows and calves were found infected with the disease, of which 58 have died over the last two months. At present, 441 animals are being treated against LSD. There are about 7.8 lakh bovine animals in the district."
Solapur district experienced an LSD outbreak in 2023 and has been declared a "controlled area" to enhance monitoring and prevent further spread.
Baburao Narawade, the regional joint commissioner of the animal husbandry department, Nashik, said the total number of infected cattle stood at 2,700 across Nashik, Ahilyanagar, Jalgaon, Dhule and Nandurbar districts. "At least 97 cows have succumbed to the disease over the last one month, including 54 in Jalgaon district, 42 in Ahilyanagar and one in Nashik.
Among the infected animals, at least 1,600 have been cured so far," Narawade said.
Officials said cattle congregation was banned in Jalgaon district to curb disease spread, besides terms and conditions were put in place for cattle transport in Solapur.
"Jalgaon collector Ayush Prasad has banned all kinds of cattle gatherings in the district, including exhibitions and even transportation from one place to another.
The district has 109 epicentres where the infection outbreak was recorded," Narawade said.
In Ahilyanagar district, the number of infected animals is 1,099. "There are a total of 34.8 lakh bovine animals across Nashik division, with Ahilyanagar district having the highest number at 13.6 lakh, followed by Nashik (8.9 lakh) and Jalgaon (5.7 lakh). The number of infected animals in Jalgaon is the highest," a senior official from the department said.
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