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02/01/23 08:59 AM IST

Lumpi-ProVac

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  • MoU signed for commercial production of indigenously developed vaccine "Lumpi-ProVac" in presence of Union Minister FAHD Shri Parshottam Rupala and CM Maharashtra, Shri Eknath Shinde
About Lumpi-ProVac
  • Lumpi-ProVacind is used for the prophylactic immunization of animals against Lumpy Skin Disease, which illicit protection for about one year
  • The vaccine technology will meet out the standard of the market and significantly provide a defence mechanism to control the devastating lumpy skin disease.
  • A single dose of the vaccine contains 103.5 TCID50 of live-attenuated LSDV (Ranchi strain).
  • The vaccine is stored at 4°C. The vaccine must be shipped on ice and must be used within a few hours after reconstitution.
Lumpy Skin Disease
  • The Lumpy Skin Disease has been reported in India from 2019 while first case was reported in the state of Odisha.
  • After that, it has spread to multiple states in the country. In 2019, death of a large number of cattle has been reported from different states with high morbidity especially in North-West region of the country.
  • The disease has been controlled and contained with the available Goatpox vaccine in the country.
Source- PIB

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