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The Matabeleland South Veterinary Department has been instructed to kill six cattle that were illegally transported from Huntley, an area in Insiza infected with January disease, to Avoca in the same district.
Authorities are concerned that the disease may spread to livestock in the area. A few months ago, a villager in Insiza lost all of her 50 cattle to Theileriosis, also known as January disease.
On May 2, 2023, the Department of Veterinary Services received information that six cattle owned by Tinashe Sibanda were moved from a Theileria-infected area in the Insiza district to Avoca on April 10. Jairus Machakwa, a director in the Veterinary Services Department, said:
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Sibanda contravened the provisions of Animal Health (Movement of Cattle and Pigs) Regulation, 1984. Movement of cattle without veterinary movement permits is causing animal disease outbreaks in the country and delaying resolving of the same.
Now, therefore, under and by virtue of powers vested in the Director of Veterinary Services by section 7, subsection (3) paragraph (a) of the Animal Health Act Chapter 19:01 and as read with section 7, subsection (2) paragraph (a) and (b) of the said Act, the director orders the destruction of the six cattle and safe disposal of the carcasses.
The provincial veterinary officer for Matabeleland South or his representative is hereby ordered to destroy the six cattle and ensure safe disposal of carcasses. The destruction and disposal must be witnessed by police details.
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Parts of Insiza have been severely affected by the January disease, with over 200 cattle in and around PBS Farm dying from the disease since January. The Midlands province has also reported 130 cattle deaths from the disease this year alone. Last year in Matabeleland South, around 700 cattle died from Theileriosis, a tick-borne disease, and over 200 from the blackleg.
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Veterinary Ordered To Kill Illegally Transported Cattle To Control January Disease

The government of Zimbabwe has declared war against theileriosis commonly known as the January Disease (JD) which is caused by Theileria Parva, a parasite that lives in the blood and is spread between cattle via ticks. In a statement seen by Pindula News, the Veterinary Services Department noted that thousands of cattle have been dying of the disease in recent years. Reads the statement dated 24 January 2023:
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To: ALL PROVINCIAL VETERINARY DIRECTORS 
<h2>NATIONAL DECLARATION OF WAR AGAINST JANUARY DISEASE: 2023 </h2>
The rain season is always associated with increased tick activity and an upsurge in tick-borne diseases.
January disease (JD) has been a problem resulting in thousands of cattle succumbing to the disease in recent years particularly as from 2017 to date. With the huge support from Treasury, we have been able to bring down JD cases and deaths, year on year, by 47% and 31% in 2021 and 2022 respectively. However, we have seen an upsurge in January diseases cases and deaths from the beginning of 2023. It is against this background that the Ministry is declaring a National War Against January Disease in 2023. This War Against January Disease is starting with immediate effect and will last for a month.
This memo serves to inform all Provinces, Districts and Animal Health Management Centres that the following activities will be done:
1. Each Veterinary Extension Officer (VEO) shall hold January disease awareness meetings at each dip tank under their inspectorate in the next 2 weeks. At the JD meetings all farmers will be engaged for a minimum of 1 hour discussing JD. In particular, farmers will receive information on the following subjects: 
a) January Disease and its epidemiology; 
b) Importance of intensive dipping; 
c) Importance of constructing dipping infrastructure/equipment including handling facilities, plunge dips, spray races, and knapsacks sprayers 
d) Correct spot application of tick-grease; 
e) Correct use of pour-on dip chemicals 
f) Animal movement controls and quarantines, and 
g) Prosecutions for failure to dip cattle or keeping them tick-free 
2. A record of all the farmers that would have received the JD awareness under the war against JD campaign must be submitted weekly and without fail to the Head Office through the normal structures. 
3. All PVDs shall ensure that they have correct mapping of JD hot spots including a correct cattle census of the affected dip tanks. 
4. All affected JD hot spots shall be receiving pour-on dips between January and end of May. 
5. All JD hotspots shall receive 2-4 kgs of tick grease per household of the same period 
6. All PVDs must map out dip tanks in the JD hotspots that require dip tank rehabilitation and ensure that all of them are functional with immediate effect. 
7. VEOs shall enter into all Al and A2 farms to impress and report particularly on the following: 
a) Tick infestation on cattle 
b) Cattle handling facilities on the farm and 
c) Dipping methods in use and related facilities 
d) Availability and types of dipping chemicals on the farm 
e) Suitability of dipping methods in relation to cattle census, facilities and labour 
f) Dip tank calibration g) Dip tank desilting, water replenishment and recharging 
h) Encourage A2 farmers to dip their cattle at the nearest communal dip tanks 
i) Instruct A2 farmers to construct cattle handling facilities for effective dipping 
8. Prosecutions for tick infestation shall be intensified and records of prosecutions shall be submitted to the Head Office through the weekly reports. 
9. Sampling for Acaricide Resistance monitoring and Dip wash concentration testing
By copy of this memo, the relevant law enforcement agencies are expected to fully support this National War Against JD.
All the above-mentioned tasks should be implemented after full consultations with Traditional and Community Leaders which include Chiefs, Headmen, Councillors and Village Heads. Please note that this is our first port of call for this important task. A National launch of this War Against JD will be done soon. In line the devolution agenda, Provincial and District launches will be carried out in all provinces. This is an important national program, so cooperation from all livestock industry stakeholders, farmers and law enforcement agencies will be highly appreciated.
Victory against JD is certain as we move forward with our Going4Growth mantra in our Livestock Growth Program.
FOCUS, COMMITMENT AND CONSISTENCY ARE OF PARAMOUNT IMPORTANCE
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"Victory Is Certain" - Government Declares War On January Disease - Full Text

The government has sent a batch of vaccines to the Midlands Province in an effort to stop theileriosis also known as the January disease.
The development was revealed by Dr John Basera, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water, and Rural Development. He is quoted by ZBC News as saying:
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We have dispatched a delegation from the veterinary services to assess, monitor and provide awareness on the importance of religiously dipping cattle. We have released a variety of vaccines to the affected areas as part of our efforts to contain the disease.
We are calling on all farmers to dip their cattle religiously for the next two years – we are going to invoking the Animal Health Act which stipulates that all farmers who fail to dip their cattle will be arrested.
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The January disease has killed over 500 000 cattle in recent years, leading the government to implement the tick-grease campaign, which was successful in lowering the number of deaths by 37% in 2017.
Fever, severe lymph node swelling, stopping to graze, discharge from the eyes and nose, loss of body condition, and mortality are the main symptoms of the illness. 
Theileria Parva, a parasite that lives in the blood and is spread between cattle via ticks, is the cause of theileriosis.
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