Korea reported two additional cases of lumpy skin disease (LSD) in cattle Thursday, officials said, raising the number of cases confirmed this year to seven.
The Ministry of Agriculture has successfully vaccinated 4.05 million cattle against lumpy skin disease just one month after Korea's first-ever infection was reported. The cattle will take three weeks to develop antibodies.
The authorities have inoculated more than 4.05 million out of the country's 4.08 million cows so far to protect them against the disease, according to the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs on Thursday.
The authorities have inoculated more than 3.85 million out of the country's 4.08 million cows so far to protect them against LSD, according to the ministry.
Government officials spray disinfectant to protect against blood-feeding insects that cause lumpy skin disease among cattle as part of a nationwide pest control campaign, at a livestock farm in Sinan, South Jeolla, on Wednesday.
Prime Minister Han Duck-soo said the government will make every effort to prevent the further spread of lumpy skin disease on Sunday.
Korea has expedited the vaccination campaign for cattle and intensified quarantine measures to curb the spread of lumpy skin disease (LSD) amid deepening woes over its major dent to the beef industry.
Korea reported a total of 14 confirmed cases of lumpy skin disease, a bovine viral illness, as of 5 p.m. Monday since its initial detection last Friday.
Customers shop for meat at a supermarket in Seoul on Sunday amid reports of lumpy skin disease, an infectious disease in cattle, in Korea.
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