The Eighth meeting of the Standing Group of Experts on Lumpy Skin Disease in South East Europe (SGE LSD8) took place in Paris on 28 May 2019, as a side event of the 87 th General Session of the OIE. Member countries reported on the latest LSD epidemiological situation and measures in their territories.
The favourable LSD situation in SE Europe, observed since 2018, continues in 2019 too. No new outbreaks have been reported to date in the Balkans Region. In Turkey, 3 outbreaks have been confirmed since the beginning of the year in the Eastern and North Eastern parts of Anatolia only.
LSD annual vaccination is now taking place only in countries affected by LSD in the past (cease of LSD preventive vaccination).
