Anthrax breaks out in Hohoe district

Hohoe (Volta Region) - There is an outbreak of "Pet Petit de Ruminant" (PPR) and anthrax in two communities in the Hohoe District, James Komla Dogbe, Hohoe District Chief Executive, said at the second ordinary meeting of the Hohoe District Assembly.

He said 47 sheep and goats have died of PPR at Gbledi and 35 goats have died of anthrax at Fodome Amle. Dogbe advised livestock farmers in the two communities to bury dead animals and refrain from eating the carcass as the disease could affect human beings.

Samuel Dzebu, Hohoe District Director of Ministry of Food and Agriculture, confirmed the outbreak and said vaccination had been organised in the affected areas to contain the disease.

Speaking on the rehabilitation of roads in the District Mr Dogbe said 131.5 kilometres of feeder roads had been awarded on contract and that work would be completed at the end of the year.

The roads include Hohoe - Lolobi Kumasi; Golokwati-Fodome Helu; Liati Agbonyra - Ahor; Wegbe - Alavanyo and Akpafu Mempeasem - Akpafu Todzi.

Dogbe said out of the locally projected revenue of 1.2 billion cedis for 2003 only eight per cent had been collected during the first quarter of the year. He called on the Assembly and unit committee members to help step up revenue mobilisation in the District.