Foot, Mouth Disease: Zimbabwe Suspends Importation Of Live Animals From S/Africa - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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November 8, 2019
The Zimbabwe Government has suspended the importation oflive cloven hoofed animals and related products from South Africa withimmediate effect following an outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease.
The South African Veterinary Authorities had on November 1stsaid that there had been an outbreak of the disease on a farm in MolemoleDistrict of Limpopo Province.
The Veterinary Services Director, Josphat Nyika remindedmembers of the public and stakeholders of the ban of the importation of livecattle, goats, sheep and pigs from South Africa.
Nyika said South Africa was currently in the process ofidentifying the virus strain, extent of the outbreak and conducting backward andforward tracing to determine
This would also include the locations to which the diseasemight have spread.
This is the second time in 2019 that Zimbabwe has suspended importation of suchanimals from South Africa after another outbreak hit the same province in earlyJanuary.