Spread of foot-and-mouth disease blamed on Congolese

Because of communal grazing, he said the livestock from DR Congo quickly mixed up with those of the host community, escalating the disease spread.

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A farmer inspecting some of his infected animals in Ntoroko

By NewVision Reporter

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#Foot-and-mouth disease #Congolese #Ntoroko distric

Authorities in Ntoroko district have blamed the increasing cases of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) on the influx of Congolese asylum seekers in their area.

The Congolese asylum seekers started flocking to Uganda

Spread of foot-and-mouth disease blamed on Congolese

Because of communal grazing, he said the livestock from DR Congo quickly mixed up with those of the host community, escalating the disease spread.

A farmer inspecting some of his infected animals in Ntoroko

By NewVision Reporter

Journalists @NewVision

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