Kyenjojo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Beef prices have gone up in Kyenjojo district because of the measures put in place to stop the spread of Foot and Mouth disease. On Friday, the Kyenjojo District Veterinary Officer, Dr. Godfrey Kahuta, restricted livestock movement into the district to prevent the spread …
Read More »FMD outbreak: 50,000 cows, 15,000 goats vaccinated in Lyantonde
Lyantonde, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 50,000 cows and 15,000 goats have so far been vaccinated in Lyantonde district in a campaign to control the spread of Foot-and-Mouth disease-FMD. This comes about two weeks after the district confirmed the outbreak of the highly contagious FMD in more than 20 …
Read More »Kamwenge authorities close butcheries over foot and mouth disease
Kamwenge, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Authorities in Kamwenge District have closed butcheries and stopped movement of livestock in an attempt to prevent the spread of the Foot and Mouth Disease from neighbouring districts. According to the Kamwenge District Veterinary Officer Dr Paul Mbago, they have taken the decision after learning …
Read More »FMD resurgence leaves Lyantonde meat consumers and dealers stranded
Lyantonde, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lyantonde district has suspended the sale of meat following the resurgence of Foot and Mouth Disease- FMD. This comes two weeks after FMD was confirmed in Lyantonde and several other districts across the country. The others are Ssembabule, Kalungu, Rakai, Kampala, Gomba, Wakiso, Kiboga, Kiruhura, …
Read More »Gov’t quarantines five districts over foot and mouth disease
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government has imposed a quarantine on five districts in southwestern Uganda following the new outbreak of the foot and mouth disease. The affected districts are Gomba, Isingiro, Kazo, Kiruhura and Sembabule where the disease has been detected in many herds. Movement on livestock and livestock …
Read More »Ministry of Agriculture lifts livestock quarantine in Sembabule
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Fisheries has lifted the ban on the sale of animals and their products in the district. In 2019, the Agricultural, Animal Husbandry and Fisheries Ministry imposed a ban on the sale livestock to contain the highly contagious …
Read More »Agriculture Ministry to rollout nationwide vaccination against FMD
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Agriculture has started a nationwide vaccination of cattle affected by the Foot and Mouth Disease [FMD]. Addressing the press at Uganda Media Centre in Kampala, State Minister for Animal Industry Bright Rwamirama said that the government is going to spend 14 billion …
Read More »Foot and Mouth disease breaks out in Busia
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is a reported outbreak of the Foot and Mouth disease in Buteba sub county in Busia district. The disease has so far affected more than 25 animals in 6 homesteads in Alupe village in Buteba sub-county. Dr. Patrick Barasa, the Busia District Veterinary …
Read More »Cabinet approves Supplementary Budget for foot and mouth disease control
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Cabinet has approved a supplementary budget of 14.6 billion Shillings for control and prevention of Foot and Mouth disease- FMD. State Minister for Animal Industry Bright Rwamirama says that the money will be used to implement policy actions passed by the cabinet to control …
Read More »Ministers clash over cattle quarantine enforcement amid fresh foot and mouth disease outbreak
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In the wake of the fresh foot and mouth disease outbreak within the cattle corridor, the two ministries mandated to champion the fight against trans-boundary diseases, FMD in particular, are embroiled in a fight on who takes lead and how the cattle quarantine should …
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