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173 Cases Of Lumpy Virus Found In Cattle In Delhi, No Death So Far: Report

173 cases of lumpy virus have been found among cattle in Delhi. (Representational Image)New Delhi: At least 173 cases of lumpy virus have been found among cattle in Delhi, mostly in the southwest district, and no death has been reported so far, authorities said today.This is the first time the Delhi government has reported cases of lumpy virus in the capital.A senior official said the first case was detected around eight to 10 days ago and "no death has been reported so far".The government will adopt the ring vaccination strategy in which healthy cattle in a 5 km radius of the affected areas will be given goat pox vaccine with the Uttarkashi strain of the virus, he said.Addressing a press conference, Development Minister Gopal Rai said 45 cases of lumpy skin disease have been detected i...