Lumpy skin disease, which spread like an epidemic in cattle across the country two years ago, has now appeared again in Jhapa. According to Animal Services Department, lumpy disease has been observed in some villages of Mechi Municipality of Jhapa. In the preliminary study, the disease was observed in unvaccinated cattle, the department said.

Director General of the Department Ramanandan Tiwari informed that a team has been mobilized to identify the disease. "There is no disease in the vaccinated cattle in the same shed, but it has been seen in the non-vaccinated ones," he said. According to him, the vaccine works for a year. It should be repeated after the period is over. He said that the disease occurred in the cattle that had not been vaccinated. Even though the disease has been observed in the district, there has been no reporting from the rural municipality, state government to the central government. 

Lumpy was seen in Nepal for the first time in June 2077. In 2077 and 2078, 3 thousand 301 animals were infected and 13 animals died due to the disease spread in 29 municipalities of 16 districts. It appeared again in March 2079 when the government was not interested in controlling it. In Chait 2079, 1.5 million 36 thousand animals were infected by the disease that spread as an epidemic from Koshi province. 

The disease that started in Koshi region was confirmed in 77 districts. 65 thousand 441 animals died in 7 months. When the farmer's animal died in the mouth of rice planting, it affected the planting. Farmers said that the planting of paddy was also delayed due to Lumpy. Not all the farmers got relief from the government which failed to play an effective role in disease control. They said that they could not get compensation from the insurance company even though the government declared an epidemic but they could not get relief.

Now, after receiving complaints about the disease, a team was formed under the chairmanship of Agriculture and Animal Development Minister Ramnath Adhikari on Monday under the leadership of a senior veterinarian under the Animal Services Department, with the participation of the Animal Disease Research Laboratory, relevant officials under the provincial ministry and the local level. The team has been mobilized in the areas where the disease has appeared immediately.

The team under the coordination of department doctor Mukul Upadhyay inspected some villages of Mechi Municipality on Tuesday. Although it is not possible to say numerically, lumpy skin disease has been found in some animals," Tapendra Prasad Bohra, a senior veterinarian of the Animal Health Division under the Ministry, said, "The next option is vaccination. In the current fiscal year, the Department of Animal Services has purchased and sent 1.4 million doses of vaccine to the province. Cattle should be vaccinated in collaboration with the state-local level.'  According to the

department, Lumpy Skin is an infectious disease caused by a virus in buffaloes. Spreads rapidly in summer. This disease is transmitted by the bites of mosquitoes, flies, insects, and mosquitoes. The disease also spreads to other animals that come in direct contact with infected animals. The first priority to control when moving in a short period of time is to clean the shed  The department said that

is necessary. The department says that animals suspected of disease should be separated from the herd and kept in isolation. 

Similarly, Director General Tiwari said that healthy cattle should be vaccinated. Now the vaccine is available everywhere. Vaccination is necessary to prevent the disease. The federal government has partnered in the purchase of vaccines,' he said, 'Provincial and local governments should also partner to make it accessible to everyone. Farmers in places where the disease has been observed should request the vaccine. The price of a single vaccine imported with permission from the department is 200 to 300 rupees.