US EditionNorth West Province Faces Foot and Mouth Disease Outbreak: Authorities Respond
SOUTH AFRICA, JUN 16 – Over 900,000 animals will be vaccinated across affected provinces as the government responds to outbreaks of highly contagious SAT 2 and SAT 3 foot-and-mouth disease strains.
- The North West Department of Agriculture and Rural Development confirmed an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in the JB Marks Local Municipality of the Dr Kenneth Kaunda District.
- Approximately 2% of the cattle herd at Karan Beef's Heidelberg facility is currently infected, according to a marketing manager.
- A R72 million shipment of foot-and-mouth disease vaccines is expected to arrive in South Africa by mid-June, as stated by the Department of Agriculture.
- Both farms linked to the outbreak have been quarantined to prevent animal movement, and testing of farms related to the Gauteng outbreak is ongoing.
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In Europe, foot-and-mouth disease has been raging since January. The Canton of Thurgau is arming itself and rehearsing the emergency.
·Zürich, Switzerland
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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.
·Johannesburg, South Africa
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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.
·South Africa
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