A Total of 52 Cases of Lumpyskin Disease Reported... Emergency Introduction of Vaccine

According to the Central Accident Response Headquarters for Lumpy Skin Disease on the 28th, six additional cases were reported the previous day in Pocheon and Paju, Gyeonggi Province, and Asan and Nonsan, Chungnam Province. As of now (8 a.m. basis), a total of 52 cases have occurred in 18 cities and counties. The total number of dairy cows and Korean native cattle raised on affected farms is 3,624. The headquarters is currently conducting tests on six cases.

The headquarters plans to complete vaccination within five days from the time of occurrence for farms within 20 km of the initially affected farms and farms within the 10 km quarantine zone of additional affected farms, using 540,000 doses of pre-stocked vaccines. As of 8 a.m. the previous day, 357,000 heads, or 81.5% of the 438,000 heads targeted for vaccination, have been vaccinated.

To stabilize the outbreak situation of Lumpy Skin Disease, the headquarters is pushing for the emergency import of a total of 4 million doses of vaccines in addition to the pre-stocked 540,000 doses. First, 1.27 million doses will be imported on the 28th, and the remaining 2.73 million doses are scheduled to be imported into the country by the 31st.

Along with this, an emergency order for vaccination of all cattle nationwide has been issued, with plans to complete vaccination by the 11th of next month.

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