Sunchang-gun Makes All-Out Efforts to Block 'Lumpy Skin Disease'... Strengthening Quarantine Measures for Livestock Farms

On the 26th, Sunchang-gun, Jeonbuk announced that it has strengthened quarantine and disinfection measures for cattle farms to block the spread of Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD), a Class 1 livestock infectious disease that has been introduced domestically for the first time.

This measure is a preemptive quarantine action following the continuous occurrence of LSD at 34 cattle farms in Chungnam, Gyeonggi, Incheon, and Jeonbuk as of 7 p.m. on the 25th, after the disease was first reported at a Hanwoo farm in Seosan-si, Chungnam on the 20th.

Sunchang-gun is conducting income surveys around livestock farms and nearby villages to block Lumpy Skin Disease.
[Photo by Sunchang-gun]

Lumpy Skin Disease is a viral infectious disease transmitted to cattle by blood-sucking insects such as mosquitoes, flies, and ticks.

Although the mortality rate is low at 10%, infected cattle develop hard nodules on their skin and exhibit symptoms such as high fever, loss of appetite, and excessive salivation.

On the 23rd, the county established an LSD Quarantine Countermeasure Situation Room for rapid response and, in collaboration with towns and townships, carried out fogging disinfection around barns and nearby villages to intensively control blood-sucking insects like flies and mosquitoes, which are vectors of LSD.

Additionally, to block the inflow of contamination sources within the region, disinfection of external livestock vehicles was strengthened, and two joint control teams from the Livestock Cooperative along with one county quarantine vehicle were mobilized to enhance disinfection around barns of small-scale farms vulnerable to quarantine.

County Governor Choi Young-il stated, “Considering that LSD is continuously spreading, this quarantine measure is a preemptive action to protect cattle farms, so we ask farmers and residents to kindly understand any inconvenience caused.”

He added, “In particular, we urge cattle farmers to strictly follow quarantine rules and to actively engage in disinfection inside and outside their farms as part of their own quarantine efforts.”

Meanwhile, the county currently raises a total of 30,515 cattle, including 29,804 Hanwoo and 711 dairy cows, across 657 farms.

Sunchang = Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Jeong Young-gwon baekok@asiae.co.kr

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