The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries on Tuesday declared the end of a Foot-and-mouth disease outbreak, and said that there had not been any new cases of FMD in the declared disease management area since February.South Africa experienced an FMD outbreak in Limpopo and, as a result, lost its World Organisation for Animal Health recognised FMD free zone without vaccination status.
It said the intensive surveillance has demonstrated that the virus was no longer circulating. However, control measures remained in place in the area.In April, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister, Senzeni Zokwana lead a high-profile delegation to the affected communities in Limpopo to express their heartfelt appreciation to the farmers and all other parties that worked with the DAFF to contain the outbreak and resolve the situation.
“The DAFF is hopeful for a positive outcome of its application in the near future,” the department said.
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