South Africa: Foot and Mouth Disease Detected On Eastern Cape Farm

The Eastern Cape Department of Rural Development and Agrarian Reform has confirmed cases of Foot and Mouth Disease on one of the farms in the province.

The provincial department's Veterinary Services Chief Director, Dr Cebisa Mnqeta, said the farm initially recorded about 70 animals that were showing clinical signs and has since been recording an average of 10 new cases per day. "The surveillance on neighbouring farms and on any other farm that is reported to have animals showing signs or symptoms of foot and mouth disease is ongoing. We have established a joint operations centre at the Kouga Local Municipality for coordinating work of all key stakeholders to contain further spread of the disease in our province," Mnqeta said.There was a problem processing your submission. Please try again later.

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