The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), under request of the European Commission, performed an epidemiological analysis of the lumpy skin disease (LSD) epidemics based on the data collected from the affected and at-risk Member States and non-EU countries in south-eastern Europe. Spatial and temporal (monthly) distribution of LSD outbreaks reported in the Balkan region between December 2016 and November 2017 and cattle density (animals/square km) shown as green shade (for Bosnia and Herzegovina data at regional level are not available). LSD outbreaks were reported in this time frame only in Albania, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Greece. Red and grey dots indicate new and past outbreaks, respectively. *This designation is without prejudice to positions on status and is in line with UNSCR 1244 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo Declaration of Independence