FMD still contained in //Kharas, no new cases

Veterinary authorities are continuing surveillance and vaccination efforts to contain foot-and-mouth disease outbreaks in the Karasburg Veterinary State District in //Kharas Region and on Kalala Island in the Zambezi Region. No new cases have been reported in the Karasburg district, where the last newly infected farm was recorded on 14 October, according to the latest publicly available outbreak update. The Ministry of Agriculture’s figure show that 8 267 cattle had been vaccinated in the Karasburg district. In Zambezi, where the outbreak remains confined to Kalala Island, 53 913 cattle had been vaccinated. Agriculture spokesperson Romeo Muyunda says surveillance and other control measures are continuing to prevent further spread of the disease.