Department says no new clinical cases of foot and mouth disease
"Since the last positive location was reported on 04 February 2019, five weeks ago, there had been no new clinical cases of foot and mouth disease or serologically positive test results in the epidemiological groups surveyed. Roughly 13,500 cattle distributed across 27 diptanks have been vaccinated and identified as vaccinated in the former foot and mouth disease-free area since 14 January 2019," spokesperson Rincert Moremi said in a statement.
The department said valuable information was solicited from more than 400 local livestock owners across 16 rural villages interviewed during February and they were assessing the obtained information to strategise a way forward to regain the foot and mouth disease-free zone status for the country.
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