KARACHI: (HRNW) Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD) epidemic, after infecting and killing hundreds of cows, has now been detected in buffaloes.
According to details, the Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD) has spread its radius and started infecting buffaloes across different cities of Sindh too. The Department of Livestock and Fisheries Sindh has confirmed the detection of the disease in buffaloes.
Earlier, a leading medical institute of Karachi DOW hospital had announced the development of a vaccine to curb the LSD epidemic. The vaccine was developed by a collaboration between DOW hospital and the Department of Livestock and Fisheries Sindh.
According to the statistics issued by the Sindh Taskforce on LSD on March 23, the number of cattle infected by LSD had gone up to 28,453. The number of animals who died after contracting LSD had also gone up to 238.
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