At least 22 cattle have died of lumpy skin disease in Maharashtra over a period of one month, an official from the state animal husbandry department said on Monday.

The outbreak of lumpy skin disease (LSD), which affects cattle, has been reported in Rajasthan, Gujarat, Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jammu-Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Delhi.