A Study of Lumpy Skin Disease in Cattles: Epidemic Disease in Pakistan

Abstract

Lumpy dermatitis (LSD) is a widespread illness that affects farm animals, including water-based cattle.The illness is caused by LSD, the disease which is part of the Poxiviridae family Capripox genera. Skin wounds are considered the most common site of infection because the virus can survive for a long time in a wound or scab. LSD's initial medical applications were described in 1929 in Zimbabwe. This skin disease has also had an impact on Pakistan; several animal farms in Karachi have infected large numbers of animals, and 190,000 instances were recently documented across the country, with over 7,500 deaths attributed to disease. LSD has a huge impact on Pakistan's economic condition, resulting in livestock loss and reduced milk production. The Ministry of Research and the Security of Food in Pakistan has organised a task force to create a plan for controlling the spread of disease to cows & buffaloes. Awareness initiatives should include both private and government veterinary technicians, the two areas and abattoirs, vet students, cultivators, livestock merchants, livestock transporters, and artificial insemination.