Lumpy Skin Disease -- South Sudan
Authorities in the Ministry of Animal Resources and Fisheries for South Sudan's Lol State have declared an outbreak of animal disease known as lumpy skin disease after the deaths of 85 cattle have been reported in various locations across the state.
Lumpy skin disease is a viral disease of cattle that is spread by biting of insects such as flies or mosquitoes. It causes nodular skin [lesions] on the animal's body, high fever, unwillingness to eat, discharge from the eyes and nose, drop in
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