Jeongeup-si Goes All Out to Block Lumpyskin Disease Influx... Vaccination Campaign Underway

The cattle disease 'Lumpy Skin Disease' that occurred in Seosan, Chungnam, has also appeared in Jeonbuk, prompting Jeongeup City to take preemptive quarantine measures.

Jeongeup City announced on the 26th that it is implementing emergency quarantine measures to block the inflow within the region following the confirmation of Lumpy Skin Disease in a cattle farm in Baeksan-myeon, Buan-gun the previous day.

In particular, the city plans to make every effort to prevent the spread, as it raises the largest number of cattle nationwide (2539 farms with 102,781 heads).

Lumpy Skin Disease is a viral infectious disease transmitted to cattle by blood-sucking insects such as mosquitoes, flies, and ticks, and is designated as a Class 1 statutory livestock infectious disease. When infected, hard nodules appear on the cattle's skin, accompanied by symptoms such as high fever and loss of appetite. The mortality rate is below 10%.

Jeongeup City is vaccinating livestock farms to block the inflow of Lumpy Skin Disease.
[Photo by Jeongeup City]

The city first established an emergency Lumpy Skin Disease quarantine headquarters to maintain a 24-hour emergency situation, conducting clinical surveillance through public veterinarians and telephone monitoring using livestock quarantine officers in each eup, myeon, and dong.

In addition, the city has mobilized all available pest control vehicles in cooperation with the Sunjeong Livestock Cooperative Joint Control Team and the public health center to carry out pest control activities targeting blood-sucking insects, the main transmitters of Lumpy Skin Disease, since the 21st.

Especially, as Lumpy Skin Disease was confirmed in Baeksan-myeon, Buan-gun, adjacent to Jeongeup, emergency vaccination will be conducted for five days starting from the 26th targeting 487 farms with 30,302 heads in the surveillance area. Public veterinarians will vaccinate small farms with fewer than 50 heads, while farms with 50 or more heads will perform self-vaccination.

If suspicious symptoms are found in livestock, reports can be made via the livestock disease suspicion reporting hotline or the city's livestock quarantine situation room.

Mayor Lee Hak-su said, "To block the inflow of Lumpy Skin Disease into the region, farms should focus on disinfecting barns and controlling pests," and added, "Please report immediately to the city hall if suspicious symptoms occur."

Jeongeup = Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Kim Jae-gil baekok@asiae.co.kr

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