Foot and mouth cupboards unsolved in five provinces – Ministry of Agriculture

More than 230 cases of foot and mouth disease remain unsolved in five provinces.

This is after the Ministry of Agriculture had placed a commercial farm in the local municipality of Moqhaka in the free state under quarantine after it had registered a positive case.

Spokesperson for the Joylene van Wyk department said the building was Placed under quarantine on July 8 and immediate control measures were implementedIncluding supervision and vaccination.

‘Trace-back activities are underway Determine the source of the infection, while farms are in the surrounding radius of 10 km Surveillance to determine the possible size of the spread, “she said.

Van Wyk said that from July this year a total of 270 outbreaks were reported in five provinces in SA.

“Of these, 249 outbreaks remain unsolved, while 21 have undergone solution. Eastern Cape has registered 40 outbreaks, with 38 still open and two resolved.

“There have been no new reported cases in the Eastern Cape since September 2024. Kzn has been the most affected province, with 191 reported outbreaks, of which 172 Stay active and 19 have been resolved. Gauteng has reported 32 since May Outbreaks, North West has Four open outbreaks, while Mpumalanga has reported three Outbreaks, “Van Wyk said.