Viral video shows cattle with lumpy skin disease in Bhatkal, officials says nothing to worry
Bhatkal: The first case of lumpy skin disease in local cattle was detected in Bhatkal on Saturday, although veterinary officer Dr Shivakumar has assured that there is no reason to panic.
Speaking to Vartha Bharati over telephone on Saturday night, the officer said that a cow in the taluk was found on Saturday evening, suffering from the viral disease that has caused serious worry among people rearing cattle. He added that the cow is also being treated for the disease.
“There is no cause for worry among the people, as the virus infects only cattle, not human beings. People can also consume the milk produced by cattle suffering from the disease without danger of falling ill,” the doctor assured.
He admitted that, the disease was first detected in North Indian states, but is now spreading in Karnataka too. “The disease spreads through mosquitoes and is also airborne. The disease can also be cured,” Dr Shivakumar added.
A video of an infected young bull is going viral on Whatsapp, giving rise to questions among the people as well as rumours.
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8 dead, dozens wounded in Russian strike on Ukraine's Odesa port
Kyiv (AP): Eight people were killed and 27 wounded in a Russian missile strike on port infrastructure in Odesa, southern Ukraine, late on Friday, Ukraine's Emergency Service said on Saturday morning.
Some of the wounded were on a bus at the epicentre of the overnight strike, the service said in a Telegram post. Trucks caught fire in the parking lot, and cars were also damaged.
The port was struck with ballistic missiles, said Oleh Kiper, the head of the Odesa region.
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Elsewhere, Ukrainian forces hit a Russian warship and other facilities with drones, Ukraine's General Staff said in a statement on Saturday.
The nighttime attack on Friday hit the Russian warship “Okhotnik,” according to the statement posted to the Telegram messaging app.
The ship was patrolling in the Caspian Sea near an oil and gas production platform. The extent of the damage is still being clarified, the statement added.
A drilling platform at the Filanovsky oil and gas field in the Caspian Sea was also hit. The facility is operated by Russian oil giant Lukoil. Ukrainian drones also struck a radar system in the Krasnosilske area of Crimea, which Russia illegally annexed from Ukraine in 2014.
