Gyeonggi-do Holds Lumpyskin Disease Countermeasure Meeting... Vaccination by Mid-November

Gyeonggi Province is holding an emergency disaster safety countermeasure video conference on the 24th to respond to Lumpy Skin Disease.

Gyeonggi Province is promoting early vaccination against Lumpy Skin Disease.

On the 24th, Gyeonggi Province held an emergency disaster safety countermeasure video conference chaired by Oh Byeong-gwon, the first deputy governor of the province, with deputy heads of cities and counties to review the current status of the response to Lumpy Skin Disease and decided to promptly carry out early vaccination.

Lumpy Skin Disease in cattle was first detected on the 20th at a Hanwoo farm in Seosan, Chungnam, followed by confirmed cases at a dairy farm in Pyeongtaek on the 21st, and on the 22nd and 23rd at seven farms in three cities/counties including Gimpo, Pyeongtaek, and Hwaseong. Additionally, suspected reports have been received from two areas, Goyang and Suwon.

Gyeonggi Province has completed culling 615 cattle at the seven affected farms.

Emergency vaccination is being promoted for 110,000 cattle raised at farms near the seven affected farms.

Furthermore, the province is mobilizing all available public health centers and quarantine equipment to focus on controlling mosquitoes and other pests that transmit Lumpy Skin Disease, as well as disinfecting the areas around farms.

At the meeting, Gyeonggi Province reached a consensus on the necessity of early vaccination and decided to complete vaccination at farms throughout the province by mid-November.

Oh Byeong-gwon, the first deputy governor of Gyeonggi Province, emphasized, "Lumpy Skin Disease is an unfamiliar area we are encountering for the first time, so careful response is necessary," and added, "Quarantine measures at the field level are the most important."

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