France: An outbreak of lumpy skin disease confirmed on a cattle farm in Savoie
This strictly animal disease only affects cattle and buffalo. Other animal species, such as sheep and goats, are not affected.
LSD is not transmissible to humans, either through contact with infected cattle, through food, or through insect bites. There is also no risk to human health from the consumption of products derived from these animals.
On the other hand, this animal disease is highly detrimental to the health of cattle and leads to significant production losses.
It is transmitted between animals through the bite of insects such as stomoxys or horseflies (flies). It is particularly present in North Africa and, since June 22, in Italy, where authorities have confirmed this disease, also for the first time, in Sardinia and then in Lombardy.
The affected cattle farm in France is located in Savoie. The cattle showed suggestive clinical signs (fever and skin nodules). On June 29, the national reference laboratory confirmed the infection with the LSD virus.
Consequently, and in accordance with European law which requires the eradication of this disease, by prefectural decree declaring the infection, the outbreak will be depopulated in order to prevent this disease from taking hold and spreading.
In addition, a regulated zone with a radius of 50 kilometers around this outbreak establishes, by prefectural decrees, preventive measures by strengthening veterinary surveillance, as well as restrictions in particular on the movement of cattle aimed at preventing the disease from spreading to other farms, in particular beyond this regulated zone.
The prefectures of the departments of Savoie, Haute-Savoie, Ain, and Isère are affected by the 50-kilometer restriction perimeter around the outbreak. Investigations will be conducted to identify the source of the infection.
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