Diseases
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Agriculture Minister Steenhuisen hails success of FMD vaccination drive in South Africa
SOUTH AFRICA – Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen has expressed satisfaction with early results from the country’s mass Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) vaccination campaign, declaring…
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South Africa explores vaccine partnerships as foot-and-mouth disease pressure mounts
Global vaccine supplier engages authorities on potential technical support
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Saai urges national disaster declaration as foot-and-mouth disease threatens livestock industry
Without urgent and coordinated action, the livelihoods of thousands of South African farmers and the stability of the livestock sector remain at serious risk.
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Dairy industry urges president to act as foot-and-mouth (FMD) vaccine shortage worsens
The MPO has described the situation as critical. There are about 220 000 cows in KwaZulu-Natal that produce roughly 30% of South Africa’s milk.
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East Africa adopts 10-year strategic framework to combat foot-and-mouth disease
The 12 countries covered by the “Eastern Africa FMD Roadmap” include: Burundi, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
