PRO/AH/EDR> Foot & mouth disease – Namibia (04): (KW) bovine, RFI

Foot and Mouth — Worldwide/Unknown
The Directorate of Veterinary Services (DVS) has detected new cases of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in the Kavango West region’s Mpungu constituency.
The new cases were detected while the DVS was undertaking surveillance in the area of the Mpungu constituency, which borders the Ohangwena region where there was an outbreak of FMD last month [May 2015]. The outbreak of FMD was also detected in some parts of Oshikoto, Oshana, and Omusati regions.
Chief animal health technician within the