The director of the Animal Production and Health Department of the North Western Province, Mr. J. A. S. Perera, has stated that the viral disease which is rapidly spreading in relation to the skin of cattle has now spread to 34 of the 46 veterinary officer divisions in the North Western Province.
Accordingly, in order to control the situation, it is reported that the Department of Animal Production and Health has taken measures to completely ban the transportation of cattle from the North-West Province to the provinces outside and from the other provinces to the North-West Province.