10th Case of 'Lumpy Skin' Reported in Gochang-gun, Jeonbuk Province

Hae-ri Myeon Hanwoo Farm Tests Positive... 'Discovered During Surveillance'

On the 8th, Low Pathogenic A?I Occurred in Gyewha-myeon, Buan-gun

On the 15th, Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD) was confirmed in 38 cattle at a Hanwoo farm in Haeri-myeon, Gochang-gun, Jeonbuk, leading to culling. The provincial inspection team detected and confirmed the positive case during clinical surveillance of farms within a 3 km radius of the affected farm in Gochang.

According to Jeonbuk Province, a total of 10 confirmed cases of Lumpy Skin Disease have been reported in the Jeonbuk area as of this date. After the first case was reported on the 25th of last month at a farm in Baeksan-myeon, Buan-gun, nine additional cases occurred consecutively over 16 days starting from the 30th of the same month in Mujang-myeon and Haeri-myeon, Gochang-gun.

On the 23rd of last month, a scene of Lumpy Skin vaccine administration at a Korean beef farm in Seosan-si, Chungnam. The photo is not related to specific content of the article. [Photo provided by Seosan-si] [Image source=Yonhap News]

The province plans to do its best to prevent further spread by conducting prompt and detailed surveillance and early detection on 46 farms within a 3 km radius of the affected farm in Mujang-myeon, Gochang-gun.

Shin Won-sik, Director of the Agricultural Life and Livestock Food Bureau, urged, "Cattle farms should enforce strict biosecurity measures until the 24th, when antibody immunity is expected to strengthen," and added, "If clinical symptoms are observed, please report immediately to the livestock quarantine officer."

Meanwhile, on the 8th, avian influenza (A/I, avian influenza) occurred at a farm in Gyehwa-myeon, Buan-gun, prompting enhanced quarantine measures including for highly pathogenic strains.

A provincial quarantine official stated, "The avian influenza detected this time is a low pathogenic H6N3 strain, and only the affected farm was culled. There is no impact on poultry exports to countries such as Vietnam."