Recent outbreak of Foot-and-Mouth disease in Comoros (December 2022)

In December 2022, Foot and mouth disease (FMD) has been identified in Ngazidja, Comoros (information delivered by National Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and the Environment (INRAPE) and the breeding department). The disease seems to arrive from Tanzania and Kenya aboard a boat which transported animals (oxen and goats). INRAPE calls for compliance with the measures introduced pending the identification of the strain of the disease, which will make it possible to introduce the appropriate vaccine.

For more information:

- https://promedmail.org/promed-post/?id=20221227.8707478;

- https://www.al-fajrquotidien.com/sante-la-fievre-aphteuse-signalee-a-ngazidja/