Botswanas Health Minister Dr Edwin Dikoloti has announced measures to protect the country from the highly infectious Mpox virus, including screening tests at borders.
Screening for Mpox will be conducted at the countrys two main airports, Sir Seretse Khama International in Gaborone and Maun International serving the Okavango region, as well as land borders on main trade routes including the Kazungula one-stop border post with Zambia, the Tlokweng, Martins Drift and Pioneer Gate crossings into South Africa and the Mamuno transit into Namibia.
The Ramokgwebane and Pandametenga border posts for Zimbabwe are excluded at this stage.
The Ngoma border post for Namibia is also excluded although disease control at Kazungula includes this crossing into Namibias Zambezia panhandle.
Dirt track river accessways, such as Pont Drif and Platjan across the Limpopo, are also excluded as well as Ramatlabama and Ramotswa used for cargo.
