Waling vaccinates cattle against lumpy skin

SYANGJA: The Waling municipality in Syangja has vaccinated 2,000 cattle against lumpy skin.

The vaccine was provided free of charge and it followed a rising cases of lumpy skin lately in the municipality.

According to Livestock Service Branch office, vaccines for lumpy skin, a viral disease that affects cattle, were purchased by the local government on its own and provided in the affected and the probable vulnerable areas. So far, Waling reports over 150 cases of lumpy skin.

Lumpy skin originally found in Africa is caused by a capripox virus. Fever, excessive salivation, lacrimation and skin eruptions are among the medical signs of the disease.

Its virus is primarily transmitted by biting insects such as mosquitoes, flies and ticks.