Nghe An receives 10,000 doses of lumpy skin disease vaccine

Sicklumpy skin disease in buffalo and cowshas spread more and more widely in Nghe An.

According to the Department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine, as of March 25, Nghe An has 12 districts, towns and cities with buffaloes and cows infected with this disease: Nghi Loc, Hung Nguyen, Dien Chau, Quynh Luu, Nghia Dan, Tan Ky, Do Luong, Anh Son, Quy Chau, Hoang Mai town, Thai Hoa town and Vinh city. Of which, Dien Chau district has the most with 9 communes with buffaloes and cows infected with this disease.

Total number of buffaloes and cowsNghe An240 infected.

Lumpy papilloma virus is spreading in 12 districts, towns and cities of Nghe An. Photo: Quang An

To promptly prevent lumpy skin disease in cattle, on the afternoon of March 24, the Department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine received 10,000 doses.VaccineLumpy skin disease prevention for buffalo and cattle imported from Türkiye.

It is known that the province does not have a support mechanism, so localities and breeders must proactively source funds to buy vaccines to vaccinate cattle and buffalo.

"It's spring, the humidity is high, flies and mosquitoes thrive, which are intermediate parasites that cause disease. Therefore, to prevent lumpy skin disease in cattle, people need to vaccinate and spray insecticides to kill flies and mosquitoes... For cattle that are infected, people need to report to the veterinary agency for specific treatment instructions" - Mr. Ngo Duc Quynh - Deputy of the Department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine recommended./.