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Subject: PRO/AH/EDR> Foot & mouth disease - Algeria (02): (TB) Livestock, spread
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FOOT & MOUTH DISEASE - (TÉBESSA) LIVESTOCK, SPREAD
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Date: Tue 16 Jan 2024
Source: Annasr Online [in Arabic, trans. Mod.SF, abridged, edited]
https://www.annasronline.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=231937
The Directorate of Agriculture in Tébessa decided to extend the
period of closure of livestock markets until further notice,
justifying its decision to establish a new outbreak of foot-and-mouth
disease in one of its municipalities.
According to the provincial director of agriculture, Mokhtar Marzouk,
the extension of the state decision issued on 24 Dec 2023 to close
livestock markets in the state was dictated by the sector's need for
more time to complete the process of vaccinating livestock as well as
containing foot-and-mouth disease, which appeared in the 1st focus in
the municipality of Ogla Melha and was recently strengthened by a new
focus in the municipality of El Houidjbet.
[Byline: Al-Jammoui Saker]
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[Several reports from Algerian local medias have reported the spread
of the disease to other wilayas such as Sétif, Msila, and Bouira.
Moreover, livestock markets were closed in several wilayas. The
reemergence of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) was officially reported to
the WOAH 10 Dec 2023; however, no follow-up report has been submitted
since that date. Information regarding the serotype(s) currently
circulating in Algeria is pending
(https://wahis.woah.org/#/in-review/5391?fromPage=event-dashboard-url).
- Mod.SF
ProMED map of Tébessa, Algeria:
https://promedmail.org/promed-post?place=8714299,14863]