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Latest Inventions on Science & Technology 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.