Quarantine officials control entry to a cattle farm in Anseong, Gyeonggi Province, Aug. 13, after this year's first case of lumpy skin disease in the country was reported there. Yonhap

This year's second case of lumpy skin disease (LSD) was confirmed on a cattle farm in Icheon, Gyeonggi Province, on Saturday, the agriculture ministry said.

Four dairy cows were confirmed to have contracted the disease after authorities examined them upon receiving a report from the farm's owner, according to the ministry.

This year's first case was confirmed in cattle on a livestock farm in Anseong, some 65 kilometers south of Seoul, on Aug. 12.

To prevent further infections, the government has cordoned off the affected farm and implemented quarantine measures, the ministry said.

The infected cows will also be culled in accordance with relevant guidelines.

LSD is a highly infectious disease that causes skin lesions, fever and loss of appetite, often leading to a fall in milk production and even death. It affects cattle and buffalo via mosquitoes and other blood-feeding insects. (Yonhap)