Zambia - Outbreak of cattle Lumpy Skin disease

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Cattle disease breaks out in Mumbwa

By CHAMBO NG?UNI

LUMPY skin disease, a cattle ailment which causes lameness, body weakness and miscarriage in cows, has broken out in Mumbwa and at least four animals had by last week died in Senior Chief Shakumbila?s area.

Senior Chief Shakumbila said reports reaching his palace indicate that many areas in Mumbwa have been affected by the animal disease which is caused by lumpy skin virus.

The traditional ruler has since urged Government to quickly control the disease before more animals die, especially that farmers in the chiefdom depend on livestock for their livelihood.

?Villagers here keep cattle for farming and if they lose animals to the disease, even crop production will go down,? he said.

Senior Chief Shakumbila announced the outbreak of the disease at his palace recently when Central Province permanent secretary Edwin Zumbunu paid a courtesy call on him.

He said most farmers cannot afford to buy the medicine needed to treat their animals, the reason why he was making an earnest appeal for Government?s intervention.

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Cattle disease breaks out in Itezhi-tezhi
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By Fredrick Mwansa in Itezhi-tezhi
Fri 17 Feb. 2012, 12:01 CAT


</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>LUMPY skin disease, a cattle disease which causes body weakness and miscarriage in cows, has reportedly broken out in Itezhi-tezhi district.

Chief Shimbizhi said many areas in his chiefdom had been affected by the disease which is caused by lumpy skin virus.

He urged the government to quickly control the disease before more animals die.

He said medicines for these diseases were not readily available and that when available, most farmers could not afford them.

Itezhi-tezhi district veterinary officer Dr Shepherd Phiri said lack of vaccines had worsened cases of lumpy skin, a disease that has affected almost all districts of Southern Province.

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