What is a lumpy skin disease? Lumpy skin disease is a very infectious vector-borne disease caused by the virus, Capripox of poxiviridae family.  The virus is also known as Neethling virus. Cattle and water buffaloes are the most commonly affected by the viral infection.  The first reported case was from Africa.  The  insects or flies are the vectors of virus and when these blood-feeding insects bite the cattle and water buffaloes, they transmit the virus to them and cause the infection.   Lumpy skin disease outbreaks are commonly reported in Africa, South east Asia, Middle east and some other parts of the world.  The infection can be fatal and may lead to bulk cattle deaths in the endemic areas. The incidences reported however are mostly sporadic in nature due to the constant movement of the livestock.  The lumpy skin virus is similar to the sheeppox or goatpox virus and the vaccines for this infection are mostly the ones used to prevent she...