Vaccination is the most effective way to control the spread of lumpy skin disease among cattle, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) says in a study at the end of August.
When vaccination is thoroughly applied, partial culling of affected animals is as effective in eradicating the disease as whole-herd culling, which is currently required under EU legislation. Vaccination is most effective, EFSA states, if applied before the virus enters a region or a country. The Commission may, in...