More than 200 goats and dozens of cows in Kajiado South Sub-County have died of a deadly type of foot and mouth disease resistant to drugs. More than 200 goats and dozens of cows in Kajiado South Sub-County have died of a deadly type of foot and mouth disease resistant to drugs. FILE PHOTODozens of pastoralist families in Kajiado South Sub-County have abandoned their homes as a type of foot and mouth disease resistant to drugs destroys their livestock. More than 200 goats and dozens of cows have died of the disease. Herders say local veterinary officers have been treating their animals for foot and mouth with little success.

Source: Daily Nation September 16, 2020 04:52 UTC