Gov.Buni flags off free animal vaccination campaign against Anthrax
Story from Sa’adatu Maina, Damaturu.
Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe State has on Thursday flagged-off a livestock vaccination campaign in the state against the Anthrax disease.
The livestock vaccination campaign took place at kukareta village in Damaturu local government area.
Speaking at the flagging-off ceremony, Governor Buni said the state has taken this proactive measure to protect its people and livestock and also to safeguard the economy of the livestock farmers
Buni stated that this gives the state a special opportunity to take urgent and concrete steps to prevent the spread of anthrax disease from other parts of the country into the state.
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He noted that, according to medical experts, Anthrax is a one-health disease that both humans and animals are at risk of contracting.
“Government has procured 1,500,000 doses of ASV vaccine to cover the vaccination exercise on the estimated livestock population of about 7,000,000 in all the 17 Local Government Areas of the state.
“At this period of the year, there is always a high rate of movement of pastoralists, this exercise therefore, would foster our gains against the spread of Trans-boundary Animal Diseases (TADs)”, said Governor Buni.
He enjoined all Veterinary Doctors, animal health workers and other stakeholders to work hard to ensure that all nooks and crannies of the state are fully covered in this state-wide exercise.
The Governor revealed that the state is no doubt one of the leading states with a high population of livestock in the country and shall continue to take proactive measures against outbreaks of animal diseases and to give full protection to the state livestock.
Buni appealed to all the relevant federal and state agencies to closely monitor the movement of herdsmen from other countries into Nigeria to further boost the state drive to prevent Anthrax and other diseases imported to Yobe State in particular and Nigeria at large.
“To achieve our objectives in this respect, we shall intensify our efforts in providing proper checks, effective and efficient quarantine services at strategic locations at the corridors of our international boundary,” he added.
