Rumpless Skin Disease Occurs in Jeonnam Sinan... 54.1% Vaccination Completed

On the previous day, a new case of Lumpy Skin Disease in cattle was confirmed in Sinan, Jeonnam, increasing the total number of cases to 74.

According to the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters for Lumpy Skin Disease on the 2nd, as of 8 a.m., a total of 74 cases have occurred across 26 cities and counties.

On the previous day, four additional cases were confirmed, including the first occurrence of Lumpy Skin Disease at a Hanwoo farm in Sinan, Jeonnam. The headquarters is currently conducting tests on seven cases.

The headquarters plans to complete vaccination of all cattle nationwide by the 10th of this month through an emergency vaccination order. According to the headquarters, as of 6 p.m. on the 1st, 2,205,000 out of 4,076,000 cattle (54.1%) have been vaccinated.

The government expects that if nationwide vaccination is completed without any issues, considering the antibody formation period (3 weeks after vaccination), the trend of Lumpy Skin Disease occurrences will stabilize by the end of November.

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