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[Foot-and-mouth disease outbreak in Namibia] On September 24, the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water Resources and Land Reform of Namibia announced on the 23rd that an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease has occurred in the country, and has suspended the movement, import and export of all cloven-hoofed animals and related products in the domestic market. Namibia's Ministry of Agriculture issued a statement on the same day saying that a farm in the country's Karas District tested positive for foot disease. After the relevant departments discovered that 63 cows on the farm showed symptoms of foot and mouth disease on the 22nd, they collected samples from 11 symptomatic cows and sent them for testing. Test results on the 23rd showed that 10 of the samples were positive for foot-and-mouth disease virus. Karas District was previously certified as a "foot-and-mouth disease-free area" by the World Organization for Animal Health. The Ministry of Agriculture of Namibia announced a nationwide suspension of the movement of cloven-hoofed animals and related products, and also suspended the import and export of cloven-hoofed animals and related products. It will immediately strengthen monitoring to find out the full situation of the epidemic. (CCTV News)
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