DA MP says apart from vaccinations, physical barriers against the spread must also be enforced
Fighting foot and mouth disease is an imperative, starting with vaccine rollout and tracing
24 June 2025
Winning the fight against Foot and Mouth Disease is essential for South Africa’s red meat industry. An announcement yesterday that red meat in South Africa remains safe to eat, is of critical importance.
Since 2019’s outbreaks of Foot and Mouth there has been a severe impact on this sector of our economy.
What is needed is coordinated surveillance, and physical interventions to prevent the spread of the disease to unaffected animals, and to vaccinate at-risk animals to prevent them contracting the disease.
We are encouraged by the approach of the Agriculture Department which is addressing Foot and Mouth Disease through limiting the movement of affected and at-risk animals, and a vaccine programme that is rolling out rapidly. Yesterday we witnessed vaccines being administered at the Karan Beef facility.
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