AKIPRESS.COM - In line with the order of governor Nurlan Nogayev, Kurmangazy and Issatay districts of Atyrau region, Kazakhstan, declared quarantine due to mass death of cattle.

The governor visited Kurmangazy district, where the infection had broken out. 2,043 cows were infected in total and 51 of them died.

For a long time, the veterinarians failed to identify the cause of the cattle disease which was accompanied by fever and ulcers. Presently, the cause has been revealed: the cattle was infected with dermatitis nodularis which is transmitted primarily by flying insects.

3 million 300 thousand tenge have been allocated for the treatment of the animals and prevention of further contamination.