Korea confirms another case of lumpy skin disease

A quarantine truck sprays disinfectant around a cattle farm in Yeoju, Gyeonggi Province, which saw an outbreak of lumpy skin disease, Sept. 19. Yonhap

Korea has reported an additional case of lumpy skin disease (LSD) in cattle, raising the total number of confirmed cases this year to 14, the agriculture ministry said Saturday.

The latest case was detected at a cattle farm in Munkyong, some 140 kilometers southeast of Seoul, according to the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.

The ministry has issued a 24-hour standstill order for personnel and vehicles associated with the farm and related facilities in six neighboring regions.

On Friday, Korea also confirmed three more separate cases.

The government will deploy all available disinfection vehicles to prevent the spread of the disease, it added.

The disease is a highly contagious disease that causes skin lesions, fever and loss of appetite, often resulting in reduced milk production and, in severe cases, death. It affects cattle and buffalo, and is transmitted by mosquitoes and other blood-feeding insects. (Yonhap)