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Egyptian Camel Handlers Threaten ‘Siege’

(RIA Novosti) Egyptian camel handlers said they would bring thousands of camels to the Egyptian capital Cairo to block the buildings of the cabinet and the agriculture ministry if the nationwide foot-and-mouth disease quarantine is not lifted.

EGYPT: Livestock disease puts livelihoods, food security at risk

(IRIN) A new strain of foot-and-mouth disease in Egypt has killed several thousand livestock, put farmers’ livelihoods at risk and could threaten regional food security, say local and international experts.

Egyptian foot and mouth threatens region’s food security

(ABC Online) A new strain of Foot and Mouth Disease, known as SAT2, has broken out in Egypt and is threatening to spread to other areas of northern Africa and the Middle East. Already there are more than 40000 suspected cases of the disease in Egypt …

Egypt’s farmers struggle with foot-and-mouth outbreak

(BBC News) They bring in their sad cargo every morning – the latest animals to die from foot-and-mouth disease in the village of Abshwe in Egypt’s Nile Delta, part of an outbreak that is ravaging farms across the country. Some of them are carried on the back of a tractor and trailer. One dead cow  Read More »

New foot and mouth disease strain hits Egypt:FAO

(Reuters) A new strain of foot and mouth disease (FMD) has hit Egypt and threatens to spread throughout North Africa and the Middle East, jeopardizing food security in the region, the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Thursday. There have been 40,222 suspected cases of the disease in Egypt and 4,658 animals,  Read More »

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