The report quoted doctor Mohammed Said Hassan, an official from the Somali Regional Agricultural Bureau as saying that a team of experts deployed at the area has confirmed that the disease affecting the respiratory organ of the animals has surfaced near the border with afar region.
The doctor said even though the exact figure of affected camels is so far unknown, a number of them are dying every day.
The Somali Regional Agricultural Bureau is preparing to launch a vaccination campaign in cooperation with the Ministry of Health to contain the spread of the disease to other areas of the region, the doctor added.
____ Xinhua