Foot and Mouth disease
Update on outbreaks of foot and mouth disease in KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape province
As reported to the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH), KwaZulu-Natal has experienced 165 outbreaks of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD). Eighteen of these have been closed, with 147 still active. An enlarged Disease Management Area (DMA) was declared on 17 March 2025, where signs of continued virus activity[...]
Update on the foot and mouth disease in Eastern Cape
The outbreaks of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) in the Kouga and Kou-kamma Municipalities of the Eastern Cape Province remain of great concern. Cattle on 26 farms have tested positive for the disease. Cattle on these positive farms have been vaccinated to decrease the viral load and to control[...]
FMD could wipe out game ranches
by Tisha Steyn Foot and mouth disease (FMD) has the potential to wipe out game ranches. “The effects will be worse than on a cattle farm, and destroy the ranch financially and from a biodiversity point of view,” says Dr Peter Oberem, Director of Breeding, Animal Health, and Biosecurity[...]
Lack of clarity on FMD ban
The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform & Rural Development recently released an update on the Foot-and-Mouth outbreak following the recent 21-day ban on the movement of cattle. “We are lacking clarity and transparency from government on the way forward with the ban. It is not clear from the latest[...]
Continued measures to control the spread of Foot and Mouth Disease
(Image source: unsplash.com by Charl Durand) Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development, Ms Thoko Didiza, is out on a campaign to put measures to fight against the spread on foot and mouth disease in South Africa. She met with the Limpopo Provincial government led by the Premier,[...]