Alarm bells ringing in Japan as this disease has been detected in livestock for the first time

Published 2024년 11월 21일

Tridge summary

A outbreak of lumpy skin disease (LSD), caused by a pox virus, has been reported in Japan, with 23 cases confirmed in 8 farms in Fukuoka prefecture. The disease, which can lead to milk production decrease, temporary sterility in bulls, and skin damage, is transmitted mainly by blood-sucking insects such as mosquitoes and ticks. In response, the prefecture has announced a free and compulsory vaccination for livestock in 50 farms within a 20-kilometer radius, and has called for infected livestock to be isolated. The disease has also been detected in other Asian countries and Europe, leading Japan to suspend exports of wagyu cattle meat to several countries out of caution.

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Original content

It is called lumpy skin disease (LSD), which, according to WHO, is a disease of cattle caused by a poxvirus, which is characterized by fever, nodules on the skin, mucous membranes and internal organs, cachexia, enlarged lymph nodes, skin edema and, sometimes, death. The disease, says WHO, is of economic importance because it causes a temporary decrease in milk production, temporary or irreversible sterility in bulls, skin damage and, occasionally, death. The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan reported that the outbreak of this disease was detected after confirming that 23 heads of cattle showed characteristic symptoms of the disease, in 8 farms located in the city of Itoshima in the prefecture of Fukuoka, west of the country, reported the Japanese media chain NHK. According to the same outlet, the prefecture announced that it will provide free and compulsory vaccination to livestock on 50 farms within a 20-kilometer radius from this month until the end of ...

Source: Agromeat