Saturday 18th January, 2020
By Stanley Awalime, GNA
Adidome (VR), Jan. 18, GNA – Dr Jeffery
Elorm Akortia, the District Veterinary Officer for Central Tongu, said the
District has not recorded any case of foot and mouth disease in cattle.
“We depend on some dams in South Tongu for
water in the dry season, that is why we have been observing all the cattle that
depend on those dams and so far, there are no symptoms of the disease raised by
farmers yet”, he said.
About a week ago, veterinary officers in
South Tongu suspected the outbreak of foot and mouth disease in the District
following the death of a calf with some 200 cattle said to have shown some
signs of the disease in that District.
Dr Akortia, in an interview with Ghana News
Agency, said cattle farmers in Central Tongu are still undergoing education on
how to treat animals affected with foot and mouth disease.
Mr Ruben Akuffo, Central Tongu District
Coordinating Director, said the District Assembly has been holding frequent
meetings with the Agriculture Department to ensure they were prepared for any
outbreak of foot and mouth disease.
“We had several meetings with the
departments that mostly suffer during the dry season, that is, Fire Service
Department, Food and Agriculture Department and Health Service to find out
their preparedness to tackle occurrences as we approach the dry season”, he
said.
Meanwhile, Mr Ruben Adase, South Tongu
District Director of Agriculture, said veterinary officers and Agricultural
Extension officers were on the field monitoring and observing animals and
called for support of all, especially farmers.
GNA