Answer: (A)
Explanation:
Recently, the Parliamentary Committee questioned the accuracy of the Union
Animal Husbandry Ministry’s data on the deaths of over two lakh cattle and
buffaloes due to lumpy skin disease in 2022 and 2023. Lumpy skin disease (LSD)
is a viral disease that affects cattle and water buffalo. It is caused by the lumpy
skin disease virus (LSDV), which is a member of the Poxviridae family. Hence,
statement 1 is not correct.
LSD infects cattle and water buffalo mainly through vectors such as blood
feeding insects. Signs of infection include the appearance of circular, firm nodes
on the animal’s hide or skin that look similar to lumps. Infected animals
immediately start losing weight and may have fever and lesions in the mouth,
along with a reduced milk yield. Other symptoms include excessive nasal and
salivary secretion. Pregnant cows and buffaloes often suffer miscarriage and, in
some cases, diseased animals can die due to it as well. Hence, statement 2 is
correct.
LSDV is not a zoonotic virus, meaning the disease cannot spread to humans. This
skin disease is transmitted by blood-feeding insects, such as certain species of
flies and mosquitoes or ticks. It is characterized by fever, nodules on the skin,
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sometimes death. The first case of LSD in India was reported in Gujarat in May
- There is no treatment for the virus, so prevention by vaccination is the most
effective means of control. Hence, statement 3 is not correct.