Lumpy skin disease keeps spreading among cattle in India

STORY: Lumpy skin disease keeps spreading among cattle in India DATELINE: Sept. 15, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:29 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: various of cattle in IndiaSTANDUP (English): DEEPAK PRAKASH, Xinhua reporter in India STORYLINE: More than 57,000 cattle have died in India over the past four-and-a-half months due to the lumpy skin disease (LSD), which is continuing to spread in the South Asian country. STANDUP (English): DEEPAK PRAKASH, Xinhua reporter in India "Over 75,000 cattle have died in India over the past four and a half months due to the lumpy skin disease (LSD), according to media reports. The first case was reported in April from the western state of Gujarat, which has seen over 4,000 cattle deaths till date. Gujarat's neighboring state Rajasthan has reported over 50,000 cattle deaths so far. More than 200 cases have been detected among cattle in the south and the southwest of the Indian capital, said an official on Tuesday. Experts say that the LSD is a viral infection tha