South Africa launches vaccines for foot-and-mouth disease
Africanews · 11 days ago
Africanews
11 days ago
While death rates are typically low, the disease can make animals ill with fever, decreased appetite, excessive drooling, blisters and other symptoms.
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- South Africa has launched a nationwide livestock vaccination program for foot-and-mouth disease.
- The campaign is the first to vaccinate at the feedlot level in the country. 20s
- Karen Beef, responsible for around 30% of the sector, has been affected, causing price shocks. 44s
- The disease is highly contagious but rarely fatal, causing fever and productivity loss in animals. 1m 0s
- Authorities hope vaccination will stabilize the sector and restore trade flows. 1m 41s