# Namibia reports foot-and-mouth disease in a second region

https://mins.news/en/item/97360

- CGTN, 2026-10-12 11:13 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://newsaf.cgtn.com/news/2026-10-12/Namibia-reports-foot-and-mouth-disease-in-second-region-1Rbq53fzS1O/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=World

> Namibia has confirmed foot-and-mouth disease in the Zambezi Region, following earlier cases in the southern Kharas Region. Authorities have begun emergency vaccination and intensified surveillance, while restricting livestock movement, trading and slaughter. Containment work is also being stepped up in the Karasburg Veterinary District.

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