Vaccination against lumpy skin disease proven successful
Outbreaks of lumpy skin disease (LSD) in the Balkan region fell dramatically by 95% from 7,483 in 2016 to 385 in 2017. This is stated by EFSA that evaluated data, collected from affected and at-risk countries in Southeastern Europe in 2016 and 2017. The figures confirm that vaccination of cattle – recommended by EFSA in 2016 – is the most effective way to contain the disease. In 2017 most of the outbreaks (379) were reported in areas of Albania where the vaccination programme had not yet b
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