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South Africa: New Foot-and-Mouth Disease Detected in the Free State
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South Africa: New Foot-and-Mouth Disease Detected in the Free State
[SAnews.gov.za] The Department of Agriculture has confirmed a new outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) on a commercial farm in Moqhaka Local Municipality, within the Kroonstad State Veterinary in Free State.
Animal markets have been closed, experts urge producers: "Let no animal remain unvaccinated." Foot-and-mouth disease, which has spread rapidly in Afyonkarahisar in recent weeks, has become a threat to both the livestock sector and public health. With the closure of animal markets in the region, restrictions have been imposed on animal movements. Expert veterinarians, warning that the disease could have serious consequences, have called for urgen…
Foot and mouth cases unsolved in five provinces – department of agriculture
More than 230 cases of foot and mouth disease remain unsolved across five provinces.This is after the department of agriculture placed a commercial farm in the Moqhaka local municipality in the Free State under quarantine after it recorded a positive case
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