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What is Lumpy Skin Disease?

Cattle are susceptible to the viral illness known as “Lumpy Skin Disease.” It is spread by ticks or other insects that feed on blood, such as some types of flies, mosquitoes, and ticks. “Lumpy infection mostly effected the skin of animlas that is categorized as lumpy jaw,lumpy skin, sheep pox virus, Goat pox virus. The disease spreads quickly, especially in animals that have never been exposed to the virus.The disease can cause fever, skin tumours, and even death. In less than a month, the virus in Gujarat’s Saurashtra and Kutch areas has reached alarming proportions, afflicting more than 50,000 cow heads and spreading to 20 of the state’s 33 divisions.