{"id":3585,"date":"2025-09-17T08:18:05","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T06:18:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aira.es\/sin-categoria\/health-alert-nodular-contagious-dermatosis-dnc\/"},"modified":"2025-09-17T08:18:05","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T06:18:05","slug":"health-alert-nodular-contagious-dermatosis-dnc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aira.es\/en\/press\/health-alert-nodular-contagious-dermatosis-dnc\/","title":{"rendered":"Health Alert: Nodular Contagious Dermatosis (DNC)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Contagious Nodular Dermatosis (DNC)<\/strong> is a viral disease that exclusively affects cattle. Already detected in countries such as <strong>Italy<\/strong> and <strong>France<\/strong>, there is a real risk of its entry into Galicia, so <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xunta.gal\/es\/notas-de-prensa\/-\/nova\/016005\/medio-rural-recomienda-extremar-las-medidas-preventivas-relacion-dermatosis-nodular\">health authorities insist on the need to maximize preventive measures.<\/a> <\/p>\n<p><strong>What is DNC?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CWD is caused by a virus of the <em>Poxviridae<\/em> family, which affects cattle and causes skin lesions (nodules), fever, loss of body condition and a significant reduction in milk production. It does not pose any risk to human health, nor is it transmitted through the consumption of meat or milk. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Transmission routes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The disease can be transmitted by:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bites of <strong>insect vectors<\/strong> (flies, mosquitoes, carracha).<\/li>\n<li>Direct contact between infected animals.<\/li>\n<li>Contaminated vehicles, material or persons.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Symptoms to watch for<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Cattlemen should be on the lookout for signs such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>High fever. Nodules on the skin, mucous membranes or udder. <\/li>\n<li>Inflammation of the lymph nodes.<\/li>\n<li>Decrease in milk production and weight loss.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In case of any suspicion, it is essential to contact our<strong> veterinary service<\/strong> immediately<strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Preventive measures<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Avoid, to the extent possible, the purchase or transfer of livestock from affected areas.<\/li>\n<li>Ensure rigorous cleaning and disinfection of transport vehicles.<\/li>\n<li>Maintain excellent hygienic conditions on the farm.<\/li>\n<li>Use repellents or insecticides in times of high insect presence.<\/li>\n<li>Increase daily surveillance of the herd.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Consequences of a positive detection<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The DNC is a<strong> notifiable<\/strong> disease<strong>.<\/strong> In the case of a positive detection,<strong> strict measures<\/strong> are applied<strong> such as sanitary depopulation and immobilization of cattle within a radius of 20 km<\/strong>, which means a strong economic impact for the affected farms and their environment.<\/p>\n<p><strong>It is important to emphasize that CDN does not pose any risk to human health, nor is it transmitted through the consumption of dairy or meat products.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aira.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dermatose-nodular-contaxiosa-DNS.pdf\">Contagious Nodular Dermatosis (DNS) PDF Summary (Gal)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Our priority is to protect your farms and the Galician bovine sector. Follow these recommendations and keep in touch with our veterinary service in case of any incident or doubt. <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Contagious Nodular Dermatosis (DNC) is a viral disease that exclusively affects cattle. 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