SA officially free of foot-and-mouth disease, says agriculture department

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SA's meat produce is officially free of foot-and-mouth disease, the department of agriculture, forestry and fisheries and the livestock industry, said on Wednesday.

SA's meat produce is officially free of foot-and-mouth disease, the department of agriculture, forestry and fisheries and the livestock industry said on Wednesday.

"There have been no new cases of foot-and-mouth detected in the disease management area declared in Limpopo in the past 10 weeks and, thus, three incubation periods have lapsed. Intensive surveillance demonstrated that the virus did not spread and that the outbreak has been contained," they said in a statement.

The roadblocks are likely to be discontinued by the end of April, but the department warned that"no animals may move into, out of, through or inside the disease management area without state veterinary approval".

 

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My nephew had foot and month disease less than 6 months ago. I think not!

Really? ANC putting feet in mouth daily...

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