THE APHTHOUS FEVER 2016
Like
you all know, since July and beginning of August 2016, Rodrigues Island
witnessed a major foot/ hoof and mouth disease, that is, the Aphthous Fever
among its cattle.
This is a highly infectuous virus which has rapidly attacked
the cattles of Rodrigues, making it necessary to cull them (about a thousand
animals from Rodrigues and Mauritius were slaughtered). And as a part of our
cattle also originate from Rodrigues, during an investigation, it was found
that a cargo of cattle originating from Rodrigues already reached Mauritius,
but it was put in Quarantine. From that day on, a psychosis among the Mauritian
farmers and also the Mauritians in general has settled.
EID-UL-ADHA
As
the Eid-ul-Adha is coming in a few days, the Muslims have made heard their
worry concerning the Qurbani/ Udhiya. While some Muslims have negotiated to import cattle from Africa, nevertheless, the fear of contamination and
sickness due to the virus is worrying the Muslims and the Mauritians in
general. Many are taking precautionary measures and not participating in Qurbani
this year.