UN Agency Warns of ‘Critical Outbreak’ of Foot-and-Mouth Disease in Afghanistan

A pair of police officers from East Moravia have been subject to disciplinary proceedings after they ignored emergency veterinary measures linked to the risk of foot-and-mouth disease being introduced into the Czech Republic at the beginning of April. They allowed a truck to cross the Slovak-Czech border at an unauthorized border crossing in Střelná in Wallachia. However, five other border crossings with Slovakia were reserved for vehicles weigh…

Livestock Disease Puts Afghan Herders on the Brink, UN Warns – KabulNow

FAO warned that millions of cattle, sheep, and goats are at risk as the virus spreads rapidly. The post Livestock Disease Puts Afghan Herders on the Brink, UN Warns appeared first on KabulNow.

UN agency warns of ‘critical outbreak’ of foot-and-mouth disease in Afghanistan

A critical outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is currently unfolding across Afghanistan, risking the lives of millions of cattle, sheep and goats, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations warned Sunday in a post on X.  The agency said the “virus spreads fast and herders are losing their livelihoods”.  The highly contagious viral disease is spreading rapidly among cattle, sheep, and goats, placing enormous pressure …

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has reported a critical outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease among livestock in Afghanistan. The organization wrote in a post on X today (Sunday, June 25) that the outbreak is putting millions of cattle, sheep and goats at risk. “The virus is spreading rapidly and livestock farmers are losing their livelihoods,” the FAO added. The UN Food and Agriculture Organization has identified …