These photos were taken in the Tana River area by Vetaid in the last few days. They show some of the cattle that have moved down to this area from the North East of Kenya.
From the pictures it is possible to see that some grazing remains and recent rains mean that there will be food for these starving animals. However, the next risk they will face is diseases arising from the stress of trekking long distances in poor condition and then moving into areas where they have no immunity to the local diseases. This includes TseTse fly transmitted trypanosomiasis which is common in the delta, infectious epidemic diseases such as CBPP (cattle) and CCPP and PPR (small stock) and parasitic diseases such as liver fluke.
From the pictures it is possible to see that some grazing remains and recent rains mean that there will be food for these starving animals. However, the next risk they will face is diseases arising from the stress of trekking long distances in poor condition and then moving into areas where they have no immunity to the local diseases. This includes TseTse fly transmitted trypanosomiasis which is common in the delta, infectious epidemic diseases such as CBPP (cattle) and CCPP and PPR (small stock) and parasitic diseases such as liver fluke.
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