North West Province Faces Foot and Mouth Disease Outbreak: Authorities Respond

Foot and mouth disease outbreak in North West

There has been an outbreak of foot and mouth disease in the JB Marks municipality in the Dr Kenneth Kaunda district in the North West, the provincial department of agriculture and rural development said on Tuesday.

North West Hit by Foot-and-Mouth Outbreak; Farms Quarantined, Vaccines Deployed

This latest outbreak adds to South Africa’s ongoing battle with the highly contagious viral disease, which affects cloven-hoofed animals such as cattle, sheep, goats, and pigs.

North West province faces Foot and Mouth Disease outbreak: Authorities respond

Foot-and-mouth disease outbreak in North West confirmed

'Tissue samples were sent to the laboratory and the results came back confirming both SAT 2 and SAT 3 types of the virus.'

South Africa: Foot-and-Mouth Disease Detected in the North West

[SAnews.gov.za] The North West Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has confirmed an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in the Dr Kenneth Kaunda District, specifically within the JB Marks Local Municipality.