Spain Culls Cattle to Contain First Outbreak of Lumpy Skin Disease
Spain has confirmed its first outbreak of the highly contagious lumpy skin disease on a cattle farm in the northeastern region of Catalonia and will carry out culls to prevent its spread, Spanish and Catalan authorities said over the weekend.
France and Italy have already been hit by the disease and have together recorded some 143 outbreaks since late June, according to French data.
The Spanish outbreak was detected on a farm with 123 dairy heifers in Castello d'Empuries, Girona, after three animals showed symptoms on October 1, Spain's agriculture ministry said in a statement...
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