60 cattle died in Zliten and 70 others infected with bluetongue disease

The municipality of Zliten has confirmed the death of about 60 cattle and the infection of 70 of bluetongue disease. 

Director of the Media Office in the municipality of Zliten, Ismail Al-Jawsmi,  revealed that a large number of infected livestock had been detected in the Juma, Shadouk, Dawaw and Majer regions, which necessitated their isolation to avoid the expansion of the disease.

According to Al-Jawsmi, samples were sent to the Animal Health Office in Tripoli, calling on the Public Services and Environmental Sanitation Company to spray the necessary pesticides within the municipality.