Botswana Bans Beef Exports on Suspected Foot-and-Mouth Disease
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Botswana has suspended all exports of cattle and related meat products while authorities investigate a suspected outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease.
The suspected cases involve animals in the North-Eastern district that’s close to Zimbabwe, Kefentse Motshegwa, Botswana’s acting director of Veterinary Services, said in an emailed statement on Wednesday. All movement and slaughter of cattle within the country have also been halted.