It is suspected that the Rift Valley Fever (RVF) epidemic that occurred in these regions in 2021 will return to the Vatovavy and Fitovinany Region. RVF is a disease of cattle, sheep and goats, which can be transmitted to humans through mosquito bites and the handling of infected animals. The disease first appeared in Vatovavy and Fitovinany last January, and 20 cows died in Mananjary and Nosy-Varika...

There is also a disease affecting cattle in the Diana region, particularly in the Antsiranana-II district. It is a skin disease of cattle that manifests itself by a swelling of the skin. 469 cattle were affected by the disease in Diana, spread over three communes, namely Atsirana-II, Ambanja and Nosy-be. 17 cattle died. Mosquitoes spread the disease.

This skin disease affecting cattle in Diana is not a disease transmissible to humans, but it is a simple disease affecting animals and its treatment has been tamed by Malagasy technicians. The disease affecting cattle in Vatovavy and Fitovinany is still suspected to be a case of RVF, said the Director General of Livestock, LEZOMA Tsiry Andriamahatoly.

The disease affecting cattle in Vatovavy and Fitovanyi suspected to be RVF at the moment, or the skin disease affecting cattle in the Diana region can be well prevented. The Director General of Livestock urges farmers to go to the vets as soon as there is any doubt and not to self-medicate. It is the failure of pets to receive appropriate treatment for the disease that is killing them.

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Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, You who have come in such large numbers to take part in this national pilgrimage, as well as all of you who are following it from home through the media. We, the bishops of Madagascar, would like to express our deep gratitude to you for having responded to our invitation and for having brought this jubilee initiated by Pope Francis to life spiritually. With you, we take up Mary's song: ‘My soul exalts the Lord’ and we repeat with her: ‘What shall I repay the Lord for all the good he has done me?’....

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