Foot and Mouth Disease in Zimbabwe
A fresh outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) has been detected in the Esigodini area of Matabeleland South Province.
"I can confirm that there is an outbreak of FMD at Mpisi dip tank in Esigodini. We confirmed the presence of the disease on Thursday (last week). We don't know where it is emanating from but it not that severe, it's mild.” - Matabeleland South provincial veterinary officer Dr Mbuso Moyo said.
The first recent catastrophic FMD outbreak was reported on 27 April 2014 in Masvingo Province's Mwenezi District and later spread to the Matabeleland region.
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