Moroccan authorities have halted the importation of dairy cattle from France following the detection of lumpy skin disease in a French livestock farm, Hespress has learned.
The suspension, which will remain in effect until at least September, aims to prevent the spread of the highly contagious viral disease that affects cows and buffaloes.
The ban is expected to disrupt operations for Moroccan cooperatives and companies that were planning to import hundreds of head of cattle in the coming weeks. The disease, which reduces milk production and causes painful skin lesions, was confirmed by French agriculture authorities in the Savoie region near the Alps.
It is spread mainly by insect bites but poses no risk to humans.
France has imposed movement restrictions on livestock within a 50-kilometer radius of the affected area. The disease has also been reported recently in parts of Italy and North Africa, raising regional concerns about further spread.
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