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Lumpi-ProVacInd
- Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has developed the Lumpi-ProVacInd vaccine for Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD).
- Vaccine has been jointly developed by ICAR’s National Research Centre on Equines (NRCE) at Hisar, Haryana and Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI) at Izatnagar, Uttar Pradesh.
- It is a homologous, live attenuated vaccine to protect cattle against LSD virus.
Note
- There has been a loss of livestock in many States due to the lumpy skin disease in the recent past.
- Lumpy skin disease is a viral disease caused by Capripoxvirus that affects cattle.
- It is transmitted by blood-feeding insects, such as certain species of flies and mosquitoes, or ticks.
- It causes fever, nodules on the skin and can also lead to death, especially in animals that have not previously been exposed to the virus.
- Control options include vaccinations and culling of infected animals.
