South Africa: Steenhuisen Unpacks Department's Foot-and-Mouth Disease Interventions

South Africa: Steenhuisen Unpacks Department's Foot-and-Mouth Disease Interventions

[SAnews.gov.za] The Minister of Agriculture, John Steenhuisen, has undertaken to answer several questions which have been raised about the occurrence of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng.

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Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen says South Africa is adopting a new approach to dealing with the foot and mouth disease outbreak currently distressing the livestock industry. The country is battling the recent outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng, threatening shortage of beef and possible higher prices. Government says over 900 000 animals will be vaccinated in all areas that the department has prioritised. Steen…

An antigen panel to assess the regional relevance of foot and mouth disease vaccines

An antigen panel to assess the regional relevance of foot and mouth disease vaccines Despite widespread use of inactivated vaccines to control foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), there is no systematic approach to demonstrate the regional relevance of these products against the specific serotypes and strains that circulate in endemic countries in Africa and Asia. Failure to adopt independent testing of FMD vaccines has contributed to poor trust in the…

Steenhuisen: no concern over meat shortage amid FMD outbreak

The recent outbreak of foot and mouth disease (FMD), which has been affecting South Africa’s meat industry, has now been detected in five of the nine provinces. This was confirmed on Sunday after Minister of Agriculture John Steenhuisen answered several questions which have been raised about the disease in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng.   The Ministry of Agriculture has reportedly received media enquiries about meat safety and interventions from the…