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Contaminated maize sparks fear after 400 dogs die

Maize meal, or nshima, is Zambia's staple food. PHOTO/AFP

An ‘alarming number’ of 400 dogs are thought to have died over the past month in Zambia after eating contaminated maize, and humans could be at risk too, the country’s health minister has said. Elijah Muchima announced that approximately half of the 25 samples taken from milling companies were found to contain exceedingly high levels […]