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Foot-and-mouth disease outbreak disrupts Namibia’s meat trade
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Animal samples testing positive for foot-and-mouth disease in the Zambezi outbreak
Namibia is responding to foot-and-mouth disease outbreaks in the //Kharas and Zambezi regions. The outbreak has prompted domestic movement restrictions and a temporary European Union suspension covering specified Namibian meat products.
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Namibia confirmed a foot-and-mouth disease outbreak on a commercial farm in the Karasburg State Veterinary District on September 23, 2026.
“confirmed an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) on a commercial farm in the Karasburg State Veterinary District”
Namibia reported that 129 animal samples had tested positive and that 17 farms had been confirmed infected as of October 6.
“129 animal samples had tested positive and 17 farms had been confirmed infected”
Cattle at Kalala Island in Namibia’s Zambezi Region tested positive for foot-and-mouth disease on October 7.
“laboratory tests confirmed FMD in cattle at Kalala Island”