South Korea: Lumpy skin mainly occurs in small farms and unvaccinated animals

Published 2024년 11월 2일

Tridge summary

Lumpyskin disease has affected half of the reported cases this year on farms with less than 50 cows, with 17 cases confirmed across domestic livestock farms. The disease spread more slowly this year compared to the previous year, with only 17 cases from the first outbreak to the 13th week, attributed to an effective vaccine policy. The majority of the infections were found in calves or cows that had been deferred from vaccination. Authorities have emphasized the need for consistent vaccination and warned of the risk of vector insects spreading the disease until their activity decreases.

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Half of the confirmed cases of Lumpyskin disease this year were small-scale farms raising less than 50 cows, and it was found that relatively many of the animals that had been deferred from vaccination were infected. According to quarantine authorities, Lumpyskin disease was confirmed in 17 cases in domestic livestock farms this year, starting with the outbreak at a Korean cattle farm in Anseong, Gyeonggi Province on August 12, and ending with the confirmed case at a dairy farm in Anseong on October 29. According to our analysis, there were 8 farms raising less than 50 Korean cattle, beef cattle, and dairy cattle. Nine were full-time farms raising more than 50 cows. Of the full-time farms, there were 4 farms raising more than 100 cows. The rate of spread is noticeably slower than last year. Last year, there were 107 cases in total, and after the first 4 cases were confirmed on October 19, there were 54 cases in the 2nd week, 20 cases in the 3rd week, 13 cases in the 4th week, ...

Source: Nongmin