The Department of Agriculture (DA) has temporarily suspended the importation of animals from Zimbabwe that are susceptible to foot-and-mouth (FMD) disease.

In Memorandum Order 18, Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala ordered the temporary ban on the importation of FMD-susceptible animal products and by-products from Zimbabwe, following an outbreak of the disease as reported by the Office International des Epizooties (OIE).

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