Africa Reports Huge Losses From Pests

Pest experts from across Africa have recommended vast vaccination and pest eradication programs to stop trans-border animal diseases that claim between 10 percent and 20 percent of the continent's animals yearly. The experts are gathered in the Cameroonian capital, Yaounde, under the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization's program. Cameroon Livestock Minister Dr. Taiga said pests such as nose bot flies, stomach worms, wool maggots, lice and ticks are causing havoc for...

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