Foot and mouth disease

South Africa announced a nationwide ban on the movement of cattle to curb an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease.

South Africa currently has 116 cases of foot and mouth disease. While the disease does not pose a threat to the human population, it is a highly contagious ...

South Africa currently has 116 cases of foot and mouth disease. Aug 16 (Reuters) - The South African government has put a hold on all movement of cattle in the country except for slaughter due to an outbreak of foot and mouth disease, the agricultural ministry said on Tuesday. South Africa suspends cattle movement to control foot and mouth disease

The disease continues to spread, with 15 new properties and two new provinces affected in the last two weeks alone.

“The threat that FMD poses to the cattle industry is tremendous. However, the public is reminded that all cloven hoofed animals can spread Foot and Mouth Disease Virus, and the movement of sheep, goats, pigs and cloven hoofed game animals should also be handled with the necessary caution.” The ban will be declared in Government Gazette and any disregard for the movement ban was a criminal offense.

JOHANNESBURG - Agriculture Minister Thoko Didiza says some exports have been halted due to the spread of foot and mouth disease in the country. South Africa has ...

Download logoThe Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development, Ms. Thoko Didiza, MP has taken the decision to suspend all movement of cattle.

The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. The Minister recognizes the major disruption that the movement ban will cause in the normal business of many sectors. The Ministers decision is aimed at halting the continued spread of Foot and Mouth Disease in the country.

Any disregard for the movement ban is a criminal offence. Didiza's decision is to halt cattle movement from one property to another for any reason for a period ...

According to the ministry statement, “The minister recognises the major disruption that the movement ban will cause in the normal business of many sectors. It said animals showing suspicious clinical symptoms — including salivation, blisters in the mouth, limping or hoof lesions — must not be moved under any circumstances. For this reason, the ban is only applicable to cattle, as the movement of cattle was identified as the main cause of the continued spread of the outbreaks.

Cape Town —. Govt Halts Movement of Cattle Following Outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease. The government has announced the suspension of all movement of ...

The minister said that run-down buildings in inner cities can be used for accommodating students and could be a chance for young developers to enter the property market. The minister's decision is aimed at halting the continued spread of FMD in the country. The African National Congress (ANC) owes R86 million in provident fund contributions for over 530 of its staff members.

The banning the movement of cattle to curb the spread is likely to have an impact on those who use the animals to pay for lobola.

The party has requested she meet with affected stakeholders and come up with a coherent and sustainable action plan to stop the spread of foot and mouth disease. Meanwhile, Action SA has called on Didiza to urgently reconsider and revoke the ban on the movement of cattle before having implemented a variety of interventions that do not threaten to decimate the livelihoods of the cattle industry. “For this reason, the ban is only applicable to cattle, as the movement of cattle was identified as the main cause of the continued spread of the outbreaks. The suspension was declared by the provincial government and other community bodies to limit the spread of the outbreak. [Agriculture Department](https://twitter.com/DALRRDgov_ZA) has banned the movement of cattle for 21 days to curb the spread of foot and mouth disease in the country. “We also are saying the management of the trucks and vehicles they use are cleaned because themselves they can be the spread of the disease.”

Agriculture Minister Thoko Didiza has suspended the movement of cattle in South Africa due to increasing cases of foot-and-mouth disease.

Five of the new locations were reported in the Free State, one in Moqhaka municipality, three in Setsoto municipality and one in Nketoana municipality. “The third outbreak event also started in March 2022 in North West and spread to Free State, Gauteng and Mpumalanga. “In Limpopo, there are seven affected properties, with the last positive case reported on 13 June 2022 and one outbreak has been resolved. One location was identified in the City of Tshwane municipality in Gauteng,” read the report. According to the department’s foot-and-mouth disease outbreak and surveillance update report dated 16 August, the first outbreak started in KwaZulu-Natal in May 2021. Gauteng has two open outbreaks, with the last reported case on 16 August and three outbreaks have been resolved. “Since the update report of 5 August, a total of six new positive locations were identified in this outbreak event. The report states that North West has 14 open outbreaks, with the last positive case reported on 21 June. “I recognise the major disruption that the movement ban will cause in the normal business of many sectors. “The announcement by the minister is a concern to us, but it is a step in the right direction to getting this disease under control. this is the fight of every farmer if we want to curb the disease as fast as possible so that we can continue with our businesses,” he said. Any disregard for the movement ban is a criminal offence,” she said.

Movement of cattle during the ban is a criminal offence. However, the decision - which is under weekly review- still needs to be gazetted.

Movement of cattle during the ban is a criminal offence. It’s a method of the minister to stop the spread of the foot-and-mouth disease.Louis Wessels, Red Meat Producers Organisation Chairperson John Maytham speaks to Louis Wessels, red meat producer and chairperson of the Red Meat Producers Organisation, to bring context to the shortage of meat consumers should expect and whether this will affect the price of red meat or not.

The spread of foot-and-mouth disease to Bali was not unexpected, but what we each do next will determine the consequences, says a University of Melbourne ...

While it’s true that sustainable investment in biosecurity is [vital](https://pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/an-ounce-of-biosecurity-prevention-is-worth-two-pounds-of-cure) for Australia, if we all play our part in the days and weeks to come, we need not see those worst-case impacts of an outbreak. The likelihood that it will rain in the next hour is a different, but related, question to the likelihood that it will rain today. [significant](https://www.agriculture.gov.au/abares/research-topics/biosecurity/biosecurity-economics/fmd-update-of-2013-estimate); and, for those directly affected they are dire. The answer lies in our definition of risk. In fact, it would have been surprising had the disease not arrived there. So, how does the threat of an outbreak affect that aim? Anyone who has endured a risk management workshop will be familiar with the risk being assessed based on likelihood and consequence. [viral infection](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC387408/) that affects cattle, sheep and pigs. [forty years](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6499730/) and 25,000 people now travel between Bali and Australia each week. Critically, they do not have to agree or reach a consensus. Think about the chance of rain. [several](https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/jul/03/foot-and-mouth-threat-increases-dramatically-in-australia-as-indonesian-outbreak-grows) [quotes](https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2022-07-04/foot-and-mouth-livestock-disease-found-in-bali/101206900) suggesting that the ‘risk’ of an outbreak in Australia has increased dramatically since the disease arrived there.

This condition is a perennial threat to farming operations, and with it SA's own supply of foodstuffs and the farming sector's access to export markets. A ...

Indonesia is battling its first foot and mouth disease outbreak since the 1980s, leading to fears it could devastate local farmers.

This could force farmers to search for alternative work [away from animal agriculture](https://plantbasednews.org/culture/wierd-wonderful/toolkit-help-animal-farmers-agriculture/). [16.6 million](https://fapet.ugm.ac.id/wp-content/uploads/sites/1211/2018/03/AJAS-18-0233_Proof-file_2.Widi_.confirmed.pdf) cattle for income. But earlier this year, a human case of avian flu was detected in the UK. [human health](https://www.smh.com.au/national/what-is-foot-and-mouth-disease-can-humans-catch-it-20220720-p5b389.html). Experts suggest that Indonesia is struggling to contain the virus due to a lack of effective vaccination programs. Recent outbreaks of bird flu have shone a light on increasing risks to human health. It comes as the country is also dealing with the spread of They cite their previous success in 1986 when it was declared FMD-free by the World Health Organization in support. Since the first outbreak was reported at the beginning of May, more than 450,000 cases have been confirmed. It can survive on inanimate objects until it encounters a suitable living host. Infected animals develop blisters, which frequently rupture and turn into excruciating lesions. [evidence](https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0195666321001860?via%3Dihub) that demonstrates a link between animal agriculture and the development and spread of infectious diseases, consumers are still relatively in the dark.