MINISTER of Livestock and Fisheries Makozo Chikote has hailed stakeholders for joining hands with government in brainstorming ways to address the CBPP outbreak in Chisamba and Chibombo in order to prevent future similar occurrences. And Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries Principal Veterinary Officer Dr Cornelius Mundia says Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia (CBPP) is a disease of cattle with a mortality rate of up to 50%, thereby causing significant economic losses. Speaking during a stakeholders meeting on CBPP in Lusaka, Wednesday, Chikote hoped the meeting would recommend measures to address the outbreak. “I wish to commend all of you esteemed stakeholders for joining hands with the government in brainstorming on measures that will help address the CBPP outbreak in Chisamba and Chibombo...

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