Lumpy skin disease outbreak in India

The 2022 lumpy skin disease outbreak in India resulted in the death of over 97,000 cattle in three months between July and 23 September.

[1][6][7] Starting from outbreaks in Gujarat and Rajasthan, in three months cattle in 15 states across India were affected.

[17][18][19][20] In late July 2022 Gujarat introduced bans on cattle movement in select districts.

[31] In August 2022 Gujarat reported a dip in milk collection amounting to approximately 1,00,000 liters per day in certain locations.

A team led by Dr Naveen Kumar, principal scientist at ICAR-National Research Centre on Equines, developed India's first lumpy skin disease vaccine, named Lumpi-ProVacInd.

However, later, experimental trials and several evidences from field suggested that the goatpox vaccine (Uttarkashi strain) does not provide any significant protection against LSD in cattle (Biovet, 2023; Kumar, 2023).

[38][39] This includes statements by the Maharashtra animal husbandry commissioner,[22][40] an Indian Council of Medical Research scientist,[22] a joint director of the Indian Veterinary Research Institute,[38] and head of department of veterinary medicine at a university in Punjab.

Five states with the most cattle deaths- Rajasthan, Punjab, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana. [ 1 ] Other states such as Madhya Pradesh reported its first death in mid-September 2022; [ 2 ] there have been 1436 deaths in Maharashtra. [ 3 ] UP has seen at least 378 deaths. [ 4 ] [ 5 ]