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Sierra Leonean authorities have banned the movement of cattle from Liberia, as well as the import of meat from the neighboring country. It is mainly due to the unexplained death of 36 cows in a border area.
An investigation is underway into the causes of the death of cattle in early July in a field in the town of Kelima Bendu, in Lofa County, about ten kilometers from the Sierra Leone border and about fifteen of Guinea.
Liberian authorities have not said when the results of the investigation will be known. In the meantime, Sierra Leone has banned the movement of cattle, goats, and sheep along the border with Liberia. The import of meat products from that country is temporarily closed so also livestock markets in the border area.
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Increased surveillance in slaughterhouses has been ordered. The decision has been taken because of the suspected fear of the occurrence of an anthrax epidemic, which broke out in Sierra Leone, killing more than 200 animals. So far, no death of livestock has been reported from other parts of Liberia.
