South Korea has reported a total of 38 confirmed cases of lumpy skin disease (LSD) in cattle, just one week after the country's first-ever outbreak of this viral infection, as stated by the agriculture ministry.

In response to the nationwide outbreak, health authorities have initiated an extensive vaccination campaign with the goal of vaccinating all of the country's cattle by the beginning of the next month, according to Yonhap.

Lumpy skin disease, which is not transmissible to humans, is a highly contagious ailment that causes skin lesions, fever, reduced appetite, milk production decline, and even fatalities in affected cattle. The disease is transmitted to cattle and buffalo through mosquitoes and other blood-feeding insects.

Officials have noted that it typically takes around three weeks for vaccinated cattle to develop protective antibodies against the disease.