Over 100 cows have died in Meghalaya due to the highly infectious lumpy skin disease and over 8,000 animals have been infected by LSD so far, an official said on Sunday.
A veterinary health department official said over 28,500 cows have been vaccinated till date to contain the disease.
"The number of cows infected with lumpy skin disease (LSD) is 8,177 and 5,884 cows have recovered from the disease and 101 animals have died, as per records of the department," a senior official of the Animal Husbandry and Veterinary department told PTI.
He said over 28,500 cows were given preventive vaccination for LSD and over 2,100 cows are at various stages of LSD infections.
The veterinary department official claimed that African swine fever in pigs is "contained" as of now with the disease claiming over 230 pigs across the state since January 2023.
The last pig that died due to the ASF was reported on June 2 from Ri-Bhoi district, he said.
Since the report of the infection, beef and pork consumption has gone down across the state.
(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
Featured Video Of The Day
Poll Rules Tweak Makes Electronic Records Harder To Get, Sparks Row
Nagaland Now Lumpy Skin Disease Positive State, 900 Cattle Found Infected 1.5 Crore Cattle Vaccinated In UP In 2 Months Against Lumpy Skin Disease Over 2,000 Cattle Die Due To Lumpy Skin Disease In Karnataka Pics: Rahul Gandhi's Family Lunch At Iconic Delhi Restaurant Donald Trump Appoints Indian-American, Elon Musk Aide As AI Advisor 3 Khalistani Terrorists, Who Attacked Punjab Cops, Killed In UP Encounter Thepla And A Drink: Liquor On 1st Surat-Bangkok Flight Runs Out, Officials Say... "Ran For My Life": Gurgaon Woman Shares Traumatic Experience With Ola Cab "Affecting Reputation": Malaysia Airlines Grounds New Airbus Jet Over Safety Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.