Namibia detects a new strain of Foot and Mouth Disease

Namibia has detected a new strain of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) in the country, the agriculture minister said in a statement on Thursday.

"It is important to highlight that the new FMD serotype O also causes clinical cases in goats and sheep and they can spread the disease further to other susceptible animals," Minister Carl Schlettwein said in a statement.

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