Foot-and-mouth disease
Foot and mouth disease outbreak
The media release of the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries regarding the positive diagnosis of Foot and Mouth disease in cattle in the Vhembe District of the Limpopo Province has led to the World Organisation of Animal Health (OIE) to temporarily suspended the FMD–free status of South Africa,[...]
Positive FOOT-AND-MOUTH disease results in the Vhembe district of Limpopo
The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) has been informed today, of positive laboratory results for Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in cattle in the Vhembe District of Limpopo. Samples were collected during a disease investigation after reports of cattle with lameness were received. The positive location is just outside[...]