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Thousands of cows infected with lumpy skin disease in Kandahar

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KANDAHAR CITY (Pajhwok): Lumpy skin disease is spreading rapidly in southern Kandahar province and so far 15,000 cows have been infected with the viral infection and more than 1,200 cows have died.

People say the disease has spread to all districts of the province, but it is more common in Spin Boldak, Zheri, Panjwai and other districts that are locared near the Durand Line.

Mohammad Islamil, a resident of the Zheri district, told Pajhwok Afghan News that two of his cows were infected with lumpy skin disease and no medicine was effective against the virus.

He added that . . .

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