The Murang’a government is vaccinating cattle in Kiharu and Mathioya following the outbreak a contagious disease that can kill animals within six hours of infection. It has caused heavy losses to farmers who depend on their dairy cows to supplement their incomes and support their families. The disease also causes respiratory distress, which, in turn, prompts the infected cow to collapse and usually die within six hours. We are afraid we might lose our entire cattle population if the disease is not managed urgently,” she said. Wangui said she lost two of her dairy cows to the disease.

Source: The Star June 07, 2021 18:56 UTC