Hindustan Times ·
Punjab intensifies vaccination amid lumpy skin disease threat
Officials said the state went on high alert after outbreaks were reported in neighbouring Rajasthan and Himachal Pradesh, followed by a recent central government warning regarding cases surfacing in Uttar Pradesh
The Punjab animal husbandry department has intensified surveillance and launched aggressive vaccination drives across the state following the detection of 216 cases of lumpy skin disease (LSD).
LSD cases started surfacing in Punjab last month after four years, when nearly 18,000 cattle perished in various districts in 2022.
