Uganda, Botswana in Trials to produce vaccine for Foot and Mouth Disease

Uganda, Botswana in Trials to produce vaccine for Foot and Mouth Disease

Botswana Vaccine Institute is set to help Uganda find a lasting solution to Foot and Mouth disease which Uganda has in recent days been grappling with, in the cattle industry in the country.

This was revealed in the meeting between President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and Botswana scientists at State House, Entebbe.

As it stands, Botswana Vaccine Institute scientists have now collected samples from the cattle affected by foot and mouth disease in the cattle corridor and other parts of the country affected by the disease to find a vaccine that will help prevent the infection.

Andrew Madeswi, the CEO- of Botswana Vaccine Institute said that the mission of collecting samples has been achieved and the next step is testing the samples, and the final findings of the report will be out on 29th March, 2024.