The Takhar Public Health Directorate has launched a Congo disease prevention campaign across the province ahead of Eid-Ul-Adha

Officials of the directorate are urging livestock owners and butchers to take Congo disease seriously and strictly observe health guidelines and hygiene measures to help protect themselves and the wider community.

Congo disease is a potentially deadly infectious disease that can spread from animals to humans and between people. Health officials in Takhar are urging livestock owners, butchers, and frontline health workers to follow health guidelines to help protect themselves and the community.