Anthrax is a sudden and fatal bacterial disease in livestock, while Lumpy Skin Disease is a viral infection that causes characteristic skin nodules with lower mortality rate characterized by skin nodules, swelling of the limbs, watery eyes, and nasal discharge. Anthrax is a zoonotic disease, meaning it can spread to humans, symptoms include: animals found dead without symptoms, bloody discharges from the mouth, nose, and anus, rapid bloating of the carcass with incomplete rigor mortis (abnormal

Lumpy skin disease is a threat to Australia and could decimate our cattle industries

Lumpy skin disease explained