Les éleveurs de Constantine mis en garde – Le Jeune Indépendant

In order to deal with a possible health threat to the region’s cattle herd, a warning from the wilaya and the agricultural services of Constantine was published on social networks in order to warn breeders of the dangers posed by the lumpy skin disease Contagious bovine lumpy skin disease is a viral disease that only affects cattle and is not transmissible to humans. It is transmitted mainly by vectors (biting insects) and is characterized in particular by fever and nodules of various sizes on the animal’s skin. cattle that has appeared in recent days in certain regions of the country. The warning was supported by the Ministry of Agriculture’s press release published two days ago.

Veterinary authorities in the eastern capital are on alert. A monitoring system has been put in place in order to act and intervene in the event of suspicion. Breeders have been instructed to ensure that they inform agricultural services in the event of suspicion of one of their animals. Flyers and leaflets have already been designed and distributed to breeders, on which all the necessary information has been provided, including the presentation of the disease, its symptoms, means of transmission, prevention and treatments.

According to the words of a veterinarian, Dr. B. Kheirdine, this disease is characterized by very rapid spread. “There is no specific treatment for the virus. Intervention on sick animals involves managing symptoms and preventing secondary infections, he adds, and it is also necessary to isolate infected animals to prevent the spread of the disease.

“We must therefore act upstream through prevention which is mainly based on the vaccination of livestock in regions at risk. Or even through a campaign to combat harmful insect vectors, and this remains the role of municipal hygiene services,” specifies Dr Kheirdine.

Bovine lumpy skin disease, caused by a virus of the Poxviridae family, is considered very dangerous as the spread of the pathogen is very rapid. Apart from contact between livestock animals, contamination can also be caused by parasitic insects such as flies and mosquitoes.

This amounts to reclassifying the interest that preventive operations against harmful insects can have, no longer constituting for several years a concern for the hygiene and prevention offices of municipalities across the wilaya. And for good reason, the rampant spread of insects in certain areas of the city of bridges has become a nightmare for their inhabitants.