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Ibanda imposes livestock quarantine to curb anthrax

Ibanda, Uganda | THE INDEPENDNET | Authorities in Ibanda district have enforced a quarantine on the movement of cattle and, the sale of animal products following an outbreak of anthrax. According to the Ibanda District Chief Administrative Officer Ruhemba Kweronda, the district has registered sporadic cases of anthrax disease in …

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Ibanda district security committee lifts ban on overnight activities

Ibanda, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ibanda Resident District Commissioner Caleb Tukikiriza has lifted the temporary ban on overnight activities. The ban had been imposed as a result of a security threat in the area, particularly following the recent attack on the neighboring Kamwenge district by suspected Allied Democratic Forces …

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Five down with suspected anthrax in Ibanda

Ibanda, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Five people in Ibanda district are hospitalized after consuming meat suspected to be contaminated with anthrax. The five patients admitted to Ibanda Hospital are residents of Rugaaga I&IV in Rugaaga, and Rwensambya village in Keihangara sub-counties. Anthrax is a non-contagious zoonotic disease caused by …

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Ibanda district destroys 70 acres of gardens to restore wetlands

Ibanda, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ibanda district environment office backed by the police has destroyed crop gardens in wetlands in Karombe village, Mpasha parish, Rukiri sub county, in a bid to restore the degraded wetlands in the district. The about 70 acres of gardens that had millet, coffee and …

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Newly sworn in Kagongo division chairperson perishes in accident

Ibanda, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Aggrey Mushabe, the newly sworn-in LC 3 chairperson of Kagongo division in Ibanda Municipality has perished in a motor accident. Mushabe died on Monday morning on his way to Ruhoko health center III. The accident occurred at around 11:00 am along Kashuku road in Ibanda Municipality. …

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