Bangladesh will export locally produced vaccines in the future while ensuring domestic demand, Fisheries and Livestock Adviser Farida Akhtar said on Sunday.
"Lumpy Skin Disease is a transboundary animal disease, and its impact extends beyond livestock, affecting people directly and indirectly," she said.
She made the remarks as the chief guest at a ceremony marking the handover of the Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD) vaccine seed developed under the "Zoonosis and Transboundary Animal Disease Prevention and Control Research" project by the Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute (BLRI) at a hotel in Dhaka.
Highlighting the importance of vaccine production, she urged authorities to assess the economic damage caused by the disease and ramp up research and laboratory capabilities.
"Due to climate change, new diseases and pathogens are emerging. The government is committed to supporting scientists in combating these challenges," she added.
She emphasised that livestock officials must continue raising awareness about LSD to determine whether consuming infected beef poses risks to human health.
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BLRI Director General Dr Shakila Farooq presided over the ceremony.
Other dignitaries included Director General of the Department of Livestock Dr Md Abu Sufian, Additional Secretary of the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock Amena Begum, and senior officials from the Ministry, BLRI, and the Livestock Department.
Source - https://unb.com.bd
