The domestic vaccine was developed by employees of the Research Institute of Biological Safety Problems in Otar. Previously, specialists were unable to protect horses from this infection. The chronic disease is characterized by inflammation of the skin and damage to the lymphatic vessels.
Scientists are currently monitoring whether vaccinated animals develop immunity to the disease. The first results will be known in October.
Let us recall that veterinarians have been recording epizootic lymphangitis in the Bukhar-Zhyrau district for about two years, during which time the villagers have lost more than 300 heads. In the Umutker rural district, quarantine was introduced in February and is still in effect. There are about 4 thousand horses there. Over the past six months, 125 heads have been seized and destroyed in the rural district.
Specialists conduct clinical examinations every five days, more than 45 thousand square meters have been disinfected. The state pays compensation to the owners. For each horse, 600 thousand tenge. Mass vaccination will begin only in case of successful testing of the drug, – the inspection noted.
Yerzhan Beketbayev, head of the regional inspection of the Committee for Veterinary Control of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan:
– We have expanded the quarantine area. Work with pastures has been underway since February. As of today, 300 heads of cattle have been seized and destroyed. Of these, about 280 heads have been replaced. Vaccinations were carried out to test a new vaccine. There is no vaccine for this disease. The vaccine is being developed by the Otar Research Institute, but it is at the registration stage. After registration is complete, mass vaccination is planned.
2024-07-25 11:31:45