Outbreak in Nepal
The first outbreak of LSD was seen on 24th June 2020
in Jersey cross-bred, Holstein-Friesian crossbred, and Local cattle of
various age groups. The disease was reported to OIE on
29th July 2020. Based on recent data, 1,409 cases in
cattle and 5 cases in buffaloes were recorded. Twelve deaths were
reported in cattle. Similarly, 14,120 cattle and 172 buffaloes were
found to be susceptible to LSD. Morbidity and mortality were recorded as
(3-7) % and (0.5-1) % in cattle and (2-3) % and 0% in buffaloes
respectively to date. The disease is continuously spreading and Jersey
breed of cattle was found to have higher susceptibility. LSD was seen in
cattle and buffalo of (2-8) year’s age group. The chart below shows that
the no of new cases is decreasing.
Fig1: Line-graph showing the trend of the appearance of cases till date
Table1: Table containing data on all outbreak of LSD till date(“Lumpy
skin disease:Nepal,” 2020)
Fig2: Map showing the location where LSD outbreak was recorded
Fig3: A Jersey cross-bred cow infected with LSD at Ratnanagar, Chitwan
Fig4: A Jersey calf with ruptured nodules on skin
Fig5: A Jersey cow with swollen pre-scapular lymph nodes