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  • Kenya: Migori on high alert over outbreak of blackquater disease

    Source: https://citizentv.co.ke/news/migori-...isease-202145/

    Migori on high alert over outbreak of blackquater disease
    By George Juma For Citizen Digital
    time updated Updated on: 1958, May 29, 2018 (EAT),

    In Summary

    Livestock CEC Valentine Ogongo said the county intends to limit the movement of cattle, especially along the Migori-Tans Mara border, to avoid the spread of the diseases.
    Ogongo stated that they had dispatched a team of veterinary officers to Kuria East Sub County where the blackquater disease was reported to investigate and do vaccination.
    According to the CEC, the disease must have emanated from Trans Mara region as it has so far affected the areas bordering Migori and Narok Sub County.

    The Ministry of Livestock in Migori County has issued a quarantine following the outbreak of blackquater disease that has killed over 20 cattle in Kuria East.

    Livestock CEC Valentine Ogongo said the county intends to limit the movement of cattle, especially along the Migori-Trans Mara border, to avoid the spread of the disease.

    Ogongo stated that they had dispatched a team of veterinary officers to investigate and carry out vaccination in Kuria East sub-county where the blackquater disease was reported...
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