PRODUCTION: The District / Municipal Veterinary staff led by DPMO Mr Felix sabila has started mobilising and vaccinating cattle in abide to wipe out anthrax out break in Kapchorwa.
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In the past one month, anthrax has killed a number of animals. Humans have also succumbed to the deadly anthrax with no death reported.
Anthrax is a highly contagious disease that is transmitted from animals to humans through physical contact( skin), inhaling or eating dead animal carcasses.
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The exercise has started from west division, Kapchorwa Municipality. The veterinary team is targeting all susceptible livestock species.
The exercise will run throughout the week, and each farmer will incur a cost of Ug shs3000 per vaccination.