# Namibia battles cattle disease outbreak as EU suspends several meat imports

https://mins.news/en/item/98955

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-14 01:07 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/14/namibia-battles-cattle-disease-outbreak-as-eu-suspends-several-meat-imports?traffic_source=rss

> Foot-and-mouth disease has disrupted meat supplies and threatened livestock farmers’ livelihoods in Namibia. After cases were confirmed in the southern //Kharas Region and the northern Zambezi Region, authorities imposed restrictions on animal movements, markets and slaughter, while emergency vaccination began. The EU suspended several meat imports.

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