Journalism of Courage
Lumpy Skin Disease, a viral infection killing cattle, sweeps Gujarat
Over the last few weeks, nearly 3,000 cattle have died in Rajasthan and Gujarat due to a viral infection called the Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD) that has spread across the states
August 12, 2022 09:17 IST
1 / 11Lumpy Skin disease that originated in Africa has been sweeping Gujarat for three months since the first case was reported on April 23 in Kaiyari village in Abdasa taluka of Kutch district, where many depend on cattle-herding for their livelihood. (Express Photo by Nirmal Harindran)
2 / 11Over the last few weeks, nearly 3,000 cattle have died in Rajasthan and Gujarat due to Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD). (Express Photo by Nirmal Harindran)
3 / 11Trenches and bloating cattle carcasses on the pastoral land adjoining the Mundra-Mandvi coastal highway, suggest high casualty numbers. In this picture, a carcass of cattle which succumbed to Lumpy Skin Disease is seen dumped for burial in a field at Bhujpour village, Kutch. (Express Photo by Nirmal Harindran)
4 / 11In Gujarat, the infection has spread in 23 districts. The state government has set up a task force to look into the issue. Earlier, it issued orders declaring 14 districts as “controlled districts” prohibiting transportation of cattle and conducting cattle fair. (Express Photo by Nirmal Harindran)
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6 / 11Lumpi-ProVacInd, the vaccine, has been developed by two institutes under the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) – National Equine Research Center, Hisar (Haryana) in collaboration with the Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izzatnagar (Bareilly). (Express Photo by Nirmal Harindran)
7 / 11Babubha Jadeja tends to his cow Kajal which has contracted Lumpy Skin Disease at Bhujpour village, Kutch. (Express Photo by Nirmal Harindran)
8 / 11Cattles that have been infected by Lumpy Skin Disease are being taken care of by volunteers at a temporary isolation shelter at Gandhidham in Gujarat. (Express Photo by Nirmal Harindran)
9 / 11Cattle infected by LSD are attended to by veterinary medical staff at Kamdhenu Gaushala, Gandhidham. (Express Photo by Nirmal Harindran)
10 / 11A pile of carcasses is dumped at a disposal ground in the outskirts of Gandhidham in Gujarat. (Express Photo by Nirmal Harindran)
11 / 11Viruba Jadeja with her six-month old calf, which is battling Lumpy Skin Disease at Bhujpour village, Kutch. (Express Photo by Nirmal Harindran)
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