Kathmandu: Lumpy skin disease-infected cattle have received treatment in Karnali Province.
As many as 125,091 cattle infected with contagious Lumpy skin disease were provided with treatment in 10 districts of Karnali.
According to the Karnali province government's Land Management, Agriculture, and Cooperative Ministry, 9,901 cattle were provided inoculation service against Lumpy skin.
Lumpy skin disease has been widely spreading among cattle in the province of late. Bhim Prakash Sharma, the Province Minister for Agriculture, issued a directive to employees to check the disease.
Raju Bhuj, the acting secretary of the ministry issuing a press release, said that the vaccination drive was gaining pace. The vaccination drive was given priority after lumpy skin disease was first confirmed among the cattle in the province on last April 17, shared Information Officer at the Ministry Rambhakta Adhikari.
Salyan district in the Karnali province saw the highest cases of Lumpy skin among 34,328 cattle. As many as 429 cattle have been infected with the disease in Mugu.
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