The central government held a review with states last week and animal husbandry authorities said outbreaks were reported from Maharashtra, Uttarakhand, Sikkim and Karnataka. “Sufficient stocks of vaccines are available in all affected states and the situation was under control,” the official said, seeking anonymity. A devastating outbreak last year across states hurt the country’s milk output, causing retail prices to jump 15%, the fastest clip in a decade. The Centre had authorised states to use goat pox vaccine to control the disease. India has sufficient quantities of the Lumpy-ProVax Ind vaccine developed indigenously by the National Equine Research Centre and the Indian Veterinary Research Institute.

Source: Hindustan Times May 23, 2023 04:12 UTC