38083 animals infected with LSD; 28619 recovered
Jammu: As many as 38083 animals have been affected with Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD) till date and out of which 28619 have recovered so far.
This was revealed in a high level meeting chaired by the Additional Chief Secretary (ACS) Agriculture Production Department (APD) Atal Dulloo on Monday to review measures being taken up for controlling the spread of LSD in J&K.
The meeting also informed that around 2.13 doses have been administered to the cattle across J&K.
Meanwhile, Atal Dulloo directed the CAHOs to ensure vaccination of animals reaches 2000 to 3000 per day in every district.
He directed the concerned to launch an awareness campaign and door to door inspections besides visits by field staff to make farmers aware about the Lumpy Skin Disease.
During the meeting, a powerpoint presentation was presented highlighting district wise status of lumpy skin disease besides detailing controlling measures like vaccination, use of medicines, procurement of vaccines and sampling collection for testing.
The CAHO of both the divisions gave detailed report about all measures being taken up under the guidance of experts, scientists and task force.
It was informed that with the help of local PRIs and others various awareness camps on Lumpy Skin Disease are also being organized.
The meeting received feedback, inputs and recommendations from the Task Force teams, experts and scientists alike in order to contain the spread of the disease.
The experts and scientists informed that 48 new epicenters have been added in Jammu division during this week.
ACS asked the officers to keep a control on movement of animals besides ensuring maximum vaccination to the migrating animals so that further spread of this disease is prevented.
He stressed that fogging is the most important part of the vaccination drive while asking for maximum field staff to ensure proper fogging in rural areas as well as far flung areas.
Dulloo also stressed strict adherence to proper protocols of treatment as per the recommendations by government of India. He directed the officers to ensure visits of expert teams from SKUAST Jammu to Udhampur, Reasi and Poonch to check the current situation in the wake of this disease.
He said that a team from SKUAST Kashmir would also be visiting Kupwara to assess the situation. He called upon the concerned officers to implement all the guidelines of Government of India in letter and spirit to contain the disease.
ACS also enquired about the availability of medicines while directing both the Directors to ensure availability of required medicines in all the affected areas so that the spread can be tackled timely and effectively.
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