FMD restrictions could ease before festive season

Source: The Namibian · 2026-11-05T17:00:00.000Z · Health

Namibians could get a break from foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) restrictions before the festive season if no new cases are detected outside the affected areas. Chief veterinary officer Kenneth Shoombe says veterinary officials may review the restrictions before December if the disease remains contained. Shoombe says surveillance teams have not detected any FMD cases outside the areas where the outbreaks were confirmed. “We are now in November, the 4th of November. Since we have started the surveillance, we have not picked up any case outside of the epicentre,” he said during an FMD fund donation handover ceremony in response to questions

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