Namibia: Zaamwani Assesses FMD Response in Zambezi Region... More Than 50 000 Cattle Vaccinated

Namibia: Zaamwani Assesses FMD Response in Zambezi Region... More Than 50 000 Cattle Vaccinated

Agriculture minister Inge Zaamwani visited the Zambezi region over the weekend to assess the country's response to the Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) outbreak that was detected at Kalala Island in the Kabbe constituency some weeks ago.

No new FMD cases outside Kalala Island

The foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) outbreak in the Zambezi region remains confined to Kalala Island. The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform announced this on Wednesday during an update on FMD. Ministry spokesperson Romeo Muyunda says 53 913 cattle have been vaccinated at 37 crush pens within a 30 kilometre radius of the affected area and surrounding communities. The Zambezi region detected FMD on 6 October. Muyunda says vete…