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The Ministry of Agriculture has the outbreak of foot and claw diseaseIn the free state.

The CEO of the South African Agri initiative Francois Rossouw has urged the government to raise measures to control the recent outbreak of foot and mouth diseases. https://t.co/euw5tqxovn pic.twitter.com/gdpd05Why

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In a statement, the department says that the outbreak has been confirmed on a commercial farm in the local municipality of Moqhaka, located in the veterinary area of Kroonstad State.

The affected property was placed under quarantine and immediate control measures were implemented, including surveillance and vaccination.

The Department says that Trace returns activities are underway to determine the source of the infection, while farms in the surrounding 10 km of beam undergone to determine the possible size of the spread.

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