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Lumpy Skin Disease — Kazakhstan
An outbreak of nodular dermatitis [aka Lumpy skin disease] has been recorded among cattle in the Atyrau region. The number of diseased animals exceeded 2000, of which 50 head of cattle died. The authorities intend to pay their owners a 100 percent payment, Today.kz noted from the press service of the akimat [directorate, mayorat] of the region.
According to the deputy akim [Mayor] of Atyrau region Salimzhan Nakpaeva, signs of the disease in cattle began to appear on 30 Jun [2016] in