KABUL (Pajhwok): The Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL) has launched a cattle vaccination drive against Foot-and-Mouth (FMD) disease and brucellosis in the country.
FMD disease is a contagious and viral disease which infects cows, sheep and goats. There is no cure for the disease yet but the animals must be vaccinated against it in order to prevent the disease.
Brucellosis or undulant fever is a contagious zoonosis which infects cows, sheep or goats and transfer to humans. The disease effects blood generating cells, bone marrow, liver and other parts of human organism.
Deputy agriculture and livestock . . .
