Flies Track Cattle Disease

LondonResearchers traced a cattle virus by trapping houseflies.

Herders across the Horn and Sahel gain an earlier warning before losing a herd.

Lumpy skin disease is normally confirmed by skin-lesion sampling from trained staff, so detection tracks veterinarian coverage, researchers said.

Viral signals fell after outbreak controls began, but the method was tested on only one farm.

Sources: Nature