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FMD risk keeps Red Line in place, Shoombe confirms
Staff Reporter The Chief Veterinary Officer, Dr Kenneth Shoombe, has confirmed that the removal of the Red Line is still not a possibility, warning that doing so could facilitate the spread of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) into the FMD-free zone and put Namibia’s beef export markets at risk. He made these remarks while presenting on the ... The post FMD risk keeps Red Line in place, Shoombe confirms appeared first on Informanté .
Informanté25 Jun 2026, 03:01 pm

Staff Reporter

The Chief Veterinary Officer, Dr Kenneth Shoombe, has confirmed that the removal of the Red Line is still not a possibility, warning that doing so could facilitate the spread of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) into the FMD-free zone and put Namibia’s beef export markets at risk.

Originally published by Informanté on 25 Jun 2026, 03:01 pm. View original article

