The Kwara State House of Assembly has called on the Governor of the state, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq to direct the Ministry of Health and Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to liaise with the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control to urgently embark on a statewide vaccination of livestock with Anthrax spore vaccine.
This was following a motion on notice titled “Need for Urgent Control of Community Spread of Anthrax Pandemic in Kwara State,” sponsored by Razaq Owolabi, (APC, Share/Oke-Ode).
The House urged the state government to direct the Ministry of Communication to embark on massive public awareness and sensitization of the citizens.
The legislators identified the need to sensitize the citizens on the practise and maintain of personal and environmental hygiene, as well as proper disposal of dead animals, to prevent an outbreak of Anthrax in the state.
The lawmakers also explained the need for both ministries to improve surveillance on the activities of cattle rearers and butchers by ensuring that quarantine officers of the federal, state, and local governments are alive to their responsibilities.
In their collective contributions, the lawmakers took turns to speak on the symptoms, infection and treatment of Anthrax calling for concerted efforts to prevent its outbreak in Kwara State.
