Egypt to Launch National Livestock Vaccination Campaign on Sunday

Egypt’s Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation has announced a national campaign to vaccinate cattle and sheep against two livestock diseases.

The campaign is scheduled to begin tomorrow, Sunday, according to the ministry’s announcement.

Cattle will be vaccinated against lumpy skin disease, one of the two diseases targeted by the nationwide effort.

For sheep, the campaign will provide vaccination against peste des petits ruminants, also known as small ruminant plague.