Botswana could find itself losing its battle against the Foot and Mouth outbreak in the North East District (3c) and (6b) Zones as some livestock owners in the affected areas breach of quarantine zones.
Coordinator of the Foot Mouth Disease(FMD) Control in the North East District Dr Benard Mbeha revealed last week that, “the main challenge that we are facing is that some farmers are refusing or simply ignoring to comply with our disease control measures which directly undermines our efforts in the fight against the disease. They let their animals roam in the affected areas. Some of them simply skip mandated vaccination cycles. Non- vaccination of livestock by farmers has also led to other disease infections such as the Lumpy skin,”
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