Australia remains free from lumpy skin disease (LSD), according to recent negative test results.
LSD is a severe viral disease primarily affecting cattle and buffalo, not humans and is not transmitted via eating meat.
A man stands amid cows infected with lumpy skin disease at a cow shelter in Jaipur, Rajasthan state, India, on Sept. 21, 2022. Vishal Bhatnagar/AP Photo
Isabella Rayner
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Isabella Rayner is a reporter based in Melbourne, Australia. She is an author and editor for WellBeing, WILD, and EatWell Magazines.
