date:Jun 27, 2012
rst livestock epidemic in the country in more than 10 years, said Ndiaga Gueye, the FAO representative in DRC. We're seeing that in response to the threat of their animals contracting the disease, farmers are moving their animals away from infected villages to where so far there have been no disease outbreaks, which has been spreading the virus to healthy flocks of animals.
The FAO emergency response will provide funds for:
Vaccinating 500,000 sheep and goats in unaffected areas;
Limiting an