The particular Department of Livestock Development says the Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD) infection rate among livestock in the country has declined by 99. 38%.
“We are effectively controlling the disease, ” said the department’s chief Sorawit Thanito.
LSD’s capripox virus caused sickness among thousands of cattle and buffalos in 69 provinces last year.
Mr Sorawit said the outbreak started around Mar last year. The first situation was found in Roi Et before bacterial infections spread to other provinces, he said. The condition was also found in wildlife.
Mister Sorawit said chlamydia rate this year reduced from an average of 62, 654 cases per month in 2021 to 389 cases per month, or down 99. 38%.
During the first eight months of the year, the total number of infections was 3, 115 cases, which occurred in unvaccinated cattle and buffalos, he or she said.
Mr Sorawit credited the department’s success to strict procedures, including limiting livestock mobility, insect populace reduction, the deployment of mobile vet teams and vaccination.
He or she added that a year ago the department brought in 5. 36 million LSD vaccine dosages and received 700, 000 doses given by the private field to control the outbreak.
Also, the department has increased its vaccine creation capacity to fifty, 000 doses each month to ensure vaccine materials for animals, he said.
“We would like to exhibit our thanks for assistance from all stakeholders to control the break out, ” he mentioned. “We will provide more vaccines to newly-born livestock animals because they need at least three-year consecutive vaccination to save them from LSD. ”
The cabinet within July approved price range to procure an additional 6. 3 million dosages of vaccine pertaining to cattle.