Calls for calm as FMD breaks out

Return of a menace: FMD often strikes in Ngamiland PIC:  MORERI SEJAKGOMO
Return of a menace: FMD often strikes in Ngamiland PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

FRANCISTOWN: The Chairperson of North West Integrated Farmers Association (NWIFA), Mokadi Masedi has urged farmers in the region to stay calm amidst the outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) in the area.

The dreaded disease was reported last week by the Director of Veterinary Services, Letlhogile Modise  who said the suspected outbreak was in the Nxamasere extåension area of the Okavango sub-district.

Masedi told Mmegi that the ministry had mobilized a surveillance team on the ground to issue vaccinations to cattle which showed suspicious signs of FMD. He said farmers should fear nothing as FMD can be contained, particularly as only a small portion was affected in the area.

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