Vaccination against foot-and-mouth disease advances successfully on the border with Venezuela

Published 2023년 3월 2일

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A joint report by ICA and Fedegán-FNG has reported that the foot-and-mouth disease vaccination campaign for bovine and buffalo inventory in the border areas with Venezuela has successfully vaccinated 18% of the total projected inventory in the first seven days. The campaign, which aims to protect the bovine and buffalo population from the disease, has vaccinated 310,000 animals out of a projected 1.8 million across five departments. The department of La Guajira has led the vaccination efforts, with appointments for vaccination scheduled virtually for 16,000 cattle farms. The campaign will continue until March 21.

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The preliminary report indicates that in the first seven days of the vaccination day, about 18% of the total projected bovine and buffalo inventory have been immunized 310,000 cattle and buffaloes have already been vaccinated against foot-and-mouth disease in the border areas with Venezuela, reveals the joint report of ICA and Fedegán-FNG "The additional cycle of 2023 is progressing successfully and according to forecasts in the 5 departments: Arauca, Cesar, La Guajira, Norte de Santander, Vichada and Boyacá (only in Cubará)," said María del Pilar Ruiz Molina, manager (e) from ICA, who added that this animal vaccination campaign has gone smoothly and in accordance with what was previously established. Ruiz Molina explained that "this campaign, which has the purpose of shielding the bovine and buffalo population of the regions close to the border with Venezuela, must be carried out until next March 21 and will not have any possibility of extending, that is, that there are 23 days ...

Source: MXContexto