FMD official replies to Mmegi story

Tuesday, June 17, 2008

I would like to clarify on the story published in your 12 June 2008, edition. Your headline is misleading. Government was not killing 'FMD Cattle' but rather 'cattle not vaccinated for FMD'.

The outbreak of FMD is in Ngamiland or zone 2 or Maun district and not Okavango.

Government has not 'suspended any FMD activity' in Ngamiland. What transpires is that government has a comprehensive FMD control program that entails several activities such as vaccination, disease surveillance, cattle culling, etc covering all susciptible animal species at specific times.

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