A state of emergency was introduced in the Astrakhan region due to nodular dermatitis in cattle

“Recognize the event that occurred as a result of identifying a focus of infectious nodular dermatitis of cattle on the territory of the settlement of Sakhma <...> as an emergency. Classify the emergency as a regional emergency,” the order says.

To eliminate the emergency, necessary measures have been taken, including informing citizens, examining animals, vaccinating them or seizing them, as well as introducing a ban on the sale of MEAT and MILK in the village and their EXPORT outside the locality. In addition, 24-hour checkpoints and sanitary barriers have been installed on the roads.

Lumpy dermatitis is an infectious disease of mammals. The reason is that the body is infected by a virus. The infection spreads quickly among animals, the mortality rate can reach 95%. There have been no recorded cases of transmission of infection from animals to humans.