Lumpy skin disease outbreak kills 15 cattle in Robert Sinyoka

An outbreak of lumpy skin disease has killed about 15 cattle in Robert Sinyoka, a peri-urban area of Ward 17, causing major concern for residents.

Lumpy skin disease is a viral infection of cattle caused by the lumpy skin disease virus and is primarily transmitted through the bites of insects such as mosquitoes, flies and ticks.

Leader of the local Anti-Stock Forum, Mandlenkosi Gumunyu, told CITE that climate change is worsening the crisis by creating ideal conditions that favour the spread of the virus and its insect carriers.

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