Windhoek, Sept 25, 2026 (AFP) - Namibia halts meat exports after rare foot-and-mouth disease outbreak

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2026-09-25

Namibia has recorded its first outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in its primary commercial livestock zone in 60 years, the agriculture ministry said, prompting a nationwide ban on livestock movement and meat exports. Foot-and-mouth disease, also known as FMD, is a highly contagious viral infection that is not dangerous to humans but that affects cattle and other cloven-hoofed animals, including sheep and goats. Namibia is now the eighth country......

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