More than 1,500 animals, mainly cows and buffaloes, have died in Gujarat due to the infectious lumpy skin disease, which has spread in 14 districts of the State.
The State government is scrambling to contain its further spread as more than 35,000 animals are infected, alarming farmers and cattle-rearing communities in the affected districts.
“We have set up special teams to vaccinate the animals. So far, 2.68 lakh animals have been vaccinated across the State,” State Animal Husbandry Minister Raghavji Patel said.
