One is of a cow that may have had "lumpy skin disease" associated with a Caprivirus, or that's my best guess right now. The other cow picture is of a black and white animal probably with Holstein genetics that has a bad case of photosensitization on the white haired areas with less skin pigment.
Fairly common based on the several we have seen in the past couple of weeks. Since we are not working with local vets (there are some but not many) I haven't been able to confirm diagnosis on anything.
It's hot here but very nice on the whole with temperatures getting to the 90 F range at mid day but not unpleasant and nice in evenings as a rule. We are in the beginning of the dry season and the cattle are mostly in pretty good condition. They are concerned with East Coast Fever caused by a tick borne blood infection that attacks red blood cells, and also "Nagana", the cattle form of Tsetse Fly borne sleeping sickness, also caused by a blood parasite. All of us who are not native here are on anti Malarial drugs (mine is once a week) so these diseases are just a fact of life for man and beast.
If you are interested, Google "The Battle of Tanga" and read about the British invasion of Tanga in November, 1914 at the beginning of WWI when Tanzania was part of German East Africa. We are staying in Tanga where the British made an amphibious landing of sorts, also known as the "Battle of the Bees" because they had as many angry African bees to worry with as well as with the Germans who then managed to push them out with a force inferior in numbers.
Must run before email fails, as it seems to do from time to time. -- Jim
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