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Namibia: Nearly 200 cases of lumpy skin disease reported in Oshikoto – News

Namibia: Nearly 200 cases of lumpy skin disease reported in Oshikoto – News

Africa Links 24 with Namibia Press Agency
Published on 2025-03-22 11:58:04

An outbreak of lumpy skin disease has resulted in 196 reported cases and 43 cattle deaths in the Oshikoto region since November last year.

Chief animal health technician at the state veterinary office in the Oshikoto region, Lumeta Lomboleni, on Thursday said the disease was first detected on 8 November 2024 in the Nehale Lyampingana constituency’s Mangetti area.

It has since spread throughout the region, with the highest concentrations of cases reported in the Omuntele, Omuthiya,…

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