The provincial response to the national Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) outbreak in the Western Cape is proceeding well.
The JOC was informed that more than half of all cattle in the City of Cape have now been vaccinated.
So far, there have been 29 cases of FMD in the province. Each positive case triggers a coordinated response, which actively suppresses spread. The success so far in containing FMD is thanks to collaboration between several stakeholders, in line with established 21-point plan:
- Movement control, including 24/7 border monitoring.
- Monitoring, surveillance, and traceability, through on-the-ground rapid response from provincial veterinary services.
- Protocols such as communication, by-law enforcement, and contingency plans; and
- Recovery involving cleaning operations and monitoring quarantine areas.
More than 140,000 vaccine doses have been administered across 477 vaccination sites, with the support of 29 private veterinarians.