Source | CCTV Finance
Since June this year, a "bottle blocky skin disease" that occurs in cows has begun to spread throughout India. The latest statistics from the Indian animal husbandry department show that 1.85 million cattle have been infected across India, including the capital New Delhi . At present, the transportation and trading of cattle have been banned in many places.
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In a sick cattle isolation center infected with cow blocked skin disease in New Delhi, the capital of India. The sick cows are covered with spots of small bumps, which are typical symptoms of cow blocky skin disease. More than 500 sick cattle have been found in New Delhi. The doctor said that the cow's blocky skin disease is very contagious. The infected animals excrete the virus through the secretions of the mouth and nasal cavity, and then spread it everywhere through mosquito bites .
Official data from India shows that as of mid-month, the number of cattle infected with cow blocked skin disease in India has reached 1.85 million, of which 75,000 have died. It is reported that the earliest case in India this year occurred in June, and it began to spread to various places from Rajasthan .
In order to curb this disease, India has started distributing 9.7 million doses of vaccines in epidemic areas since the beginning of this month. In addition, localities have also taken isolation measures for sick cattle, spraying medicine to kill mosquitoes on cattle farms to block the transmission chain, and many places including Rajasthan have banned the transportation and trading of cattle.
It is reported that India is the world's largest milk producer with an annual output of about 210 million tons. The spread of cow blocky skin disease in the local area not only affects milk production, but also raises people's concerns about milk safety. In this regard, some experts said that cow blocked skin disease is not a zoonotic disease and drinking milk is safe.
