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Gov’t steps up FMD vaccinations
Botswana is increasing foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) vaccinations to protect its cattle industry, with veterinary authorities warning that inadequate control efforts in neighbouring Zimbabwe and South Africa could undermine containment measures.
Director of Veterinary Services Dr Kobedi Segale said Botswana was extending vaccination to cattle in some areas where no infections had been reported, amid fears that livestock crossing borders could reintroduce the virus.
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