SEOUL, Oct 26 (Bernama-Yonhap) -- South 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 on Saturday, reported Yonhap news agency.
The latest case was detected at a cattle farm in Munkyong, some 140 kilometres southeast of Seoul, according to South Korea’s 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 neighbouring regions.
On Friday, South Korea also confirmed three more separate cases.
The government will deploy all available disinfection vehicles to prevent the spread of the disease, it added.
LSD 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.
-- BERNAMA-YONHAP
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