Taiwan gov’t assures containment of lumpy skin outbreak in 2 weeks
Taiwan gov’t assures containment of lumpy skin outbreak in 2 weeks
By Teddy Cambosa
Taiwanese government officials have assured the public that the recent outbreak of a lumpy skin disease will be contained in two weeks after the government has recently purchased 180,000 lumpy skin disease (LSD) vaccine doses from South Africa.
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The outbreak originates back from April 15, where new cases of the disease, which does not pose a threat to humans, were found in the New Taipei City district of Linkou. An emergency center launched an inoculation campaign and ordered the said South African vaccines.