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Topic: Lumpy skin disease

India’s milk imports soar as lumpy skin disease hits local cattle stock

Farmers are wrestling with a rare double whammy: a lethal condition called lumpy skin disease in their cows & a drawdown in market-ready cattle stock after Covid slowed breeding.

World’s 1st Covid nasal vaccine by Bharat Biotech to launch on R-Day, says founder Krishna Ella

Speaking at International Science Festival in Bhopal, Krishna Ella said iNCOVACC will be launched by 26 Jan and a vaccine for lumpy skin disease, too, will be launched next month.

‘Low immunity, hard to isolate’: How ageing stray cattle contributed to lumpy skin disease outbreak

Free movement of unproductive cattle prone to infections has proven to be a severe challenge in restricting the viral disease and contributed most to mortality load, say experts.

Faster mutations, heavy rains, crowded gaushalas — how lumpy skin disease spread like wildfire

There have been outbreaks of lumpy skin disease in India before, but none as widespread or as deadly as this year's. Experts say it’s the result of a perfect storm.

BJP holds massive protest in Rajasthan as lumpy skin disease kills thousands of cattle

Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot said: 'Our priority is how to save the lives of cows, but the central government will supply vaccines and medicines.'

In Udaipur, a Covid-style control room helps battle lumpy skin disease, one village at a time

Control room set up in govt-run veterinary hospital fields calls from gram panchayats about suspected cases and requests for treatment, while rapid response team works on ground.

Early detection, vaccine & hygiene — why India’s milk capital saw fewer lumpy skin cases

Anand, home to Amul, India’s largest dairy cooperative, reported 1,507 cases since April 1 cases. Amul officials say farmers there have been taught how to take care of their cattle.  

‘Only 0.25% drop in daily milk collection’ — Amul MD dispels fears about lumpy skin disease

R.S. Sodhi says while infection may lessen milk production by cattle, impact lasts only a few days. Initial impact of outbreak offset by monsoon, he tells ThePrint in an interview.

How ICAR grew 50 generations of virus over 1.5 years to develop lumpy skin disease vaccine

Lumpi-ProVac, a vaccine developed by 2 Indian Council of Agricultural Research institutes, was found effective in preventing lumpy skin disease in cattle & is ready for commercial launch.

ICAR develops indigenous vaccine against lumpy skin disease, a viral outbreak affecting cattle

Central govt plans to commercialise vaccine — developed by 2 Indian Council of Agricultural Research institutes — to control disease that has spread to states like Gujarat, Rajasthan & Punjab.

On Camera

India-Pakistan marriage breakdown that British can’t stop crying about

Ever since the Love Is Blind: UK episode dropped, there has been a collective meltdown online over the separation of Pakistan-origin Kal Pasha and Indian-origin Sarover Kaur Aujla.

A Rs 33,000 cr ‘banking fraud’: ED’s case against Arvind Dham, Amtek’s web of ‘500 shell companies’

ED has accused Amtek promoter Arvind Dham of controlling web of nearly 500 shell companies operating as a layered structure, with up to 15 levels of indirect ownership, to divert funds.

‘Real-time, all-climate’ explosives detector could enhance airport & border security—no dogs, no swabs

Bengaluru-based CeNS designs accurate, portable, and cheap sensor using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. It could significantly reduce risks at vulnerable choke points. 

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.