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Al-Monitor23h
Turkey closes livestock markets amid foot-and-mouth disease outbreak: What to know
The Agriculture Ministry has closed all livestock markets to prevent spread of the disease while vaccination efforts are ...
What to do if your child has hand, foot, and mouth disease, as local pediatricians see uptick
With many kids spending their days at summer camps and daycare, local pediatricians say they're seeing an uptick in hand, ...
Turkey shuts livestock markets to control foot and mouth disease
Turkey said on Wednesday it will shut down all livestock marketplaces to control the spread of highly contagious foot and mouth disease.
Death knell for UK's pigs? How dangerous animal diseases pose very real threat
The financial consequences of an animal epidemic on the scale of the 2001 foot-and-mouth disease outbreak would be colossal ...
The Straits Times28d
South Africa to ramp up vaccinations as foot-and-mouth disease spreads - The Straits Times
South Africa is building up vaccine stocks and expanding inoculations to fight a worsening foot-and-mouth disease outbreak, the agriculture ministry said, as the country faces threats to beef ...
Reuters29d
Foot-and-mouth disease contained in Hungary, farm minister says
Hungary has successfully contained an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease, leading to the lifting of European Union restrictions, the country's farm minister Istvan Nagy told local news site Index ...
Independent Online18d
North West province faces Foot and Mouth Disease outbreak: Authorities respond - IOL
An outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease has been confirmed in North West Province, prompting urgent measures from the Department of Agriculture. Farmers and veterinarians are urged to remain ...
The Citizen29d
Foot-and-mouth disease outbreak rocks South Africa’s cattle industry
The confirmation of foot-and-mouth disease at Karan Beef's Heidelberg feedlot has further thrown South Africa’s cattle industry into crisis. Farmers and organised agriculture are concerned about ...
Independent Online29d
The looming crisis: Foot-and-mouth disease and avian flu's impact on South African meat prices - IOL
At the same time, the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in South Africa has severely affected the beef sector. A confirmed case at a feedlot in Heidelberg, Gauteng, led to quarantine measures ...
eNCA15d
Foot-and-mouth disease | Authorities confirm outbreak in the North West
READ: SA's biggest beef producer hit by foot-and-mouth disease Dr Langa Madyibi, Director of Veterinary Services in the North West, said other districts are being investigated.
U.S. News & World Report29d
South Africa to Ramp up Vaccinations as Foot-And-Mouth Disease Spreads
The government has ordered over 900,000 doses of foot-and-mouth disease vaccines with the first batch expected to arrive next week, the agriculture ministry said in a statement late on Thursday.
EWN Sport29d
Agri Dept orders vaccines for foot-and-mouth disease in KZN
Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen said: "Foot-and-mouth [disease], of course, has been with us since 2016, and we’ve seen provinces come in and out of foot-and-mouth status.