The Ministry of Agriculture and the Development Development has confirmed two cases foot and claw disease In Viljoekenkroon, located in the municipality of Moqhaka of the Vrijstaat.
One of the two confirmed cases is on a commercial farm, while the second case is in a common grazing area next to the border of the province of Noordwest.
Limitations of movements have been implemented on all farms within a radius of 10 kilometers from the infected farms.
The infected farms and common areas are placed under quarantine.
The Department says that it has given priority to vaccination of the infected farms and common areas.
Last month the department reported a case of the disease in the municipality of Metsimaholo in Deeysville. It said that the source of the outbreak was linked to an animal feeding operation in one of the adjacent provinces.
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Impact on the export of beef
On Tuesday, during the press conference of the Democratic Alliance, Minister of Agriculture John Steenhuisen expressed his concern that South Africa is missing out Beef export opportunities Because of the foot and claw disease.
Steenhouses acknowledged that the strategy used to control the disease over the past five to eight years is not effective and causes significant economic damage.
Foot and mouth disease stops Sa beef export:
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Nomsa Mazibuko
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