Tag: animal diseases act
Renewed focus on FMD in KwaZulu-Natal after detection of SAT1
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Cattle at a dip tank in Mtubatuba, KwaZulu-Natal tested positive for the SAT1 foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) strain after showing clinical...
Rabies: A deadly zoonotic disease
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Although rabies has been eradicated in certain European countries, North America, Japan and South Korea, it still poses a...
The Animal Diseases Act: Rabies control measures
Rabies is a unique disease in many ways. The main reason for controlling it is because it is zoonotic – it can be transmitted...
The Animal Diseases Act: Control of African swine fever
In April last year African swine fever (ASF) was
detected in areas outside the official ASF control zone in South Africa. Up
until 4 November a...
The Animal Diseases Act: Control of sheep scab
This article is part of a series of articles educating livestock owners and farmers about the importance and effect of the Animal Diseases Act,...
The Animal Diseases Act: Control of Anthrax
This article is part of a series of articles educating livestock owners and farmers about the importance and effect of the Animal Diseases Act,...
The Animal Diseases Act: Foot-and-mouth disease
This article is part of a series of articles educating livestock owners and farmers about the importance and effect of the Animal Diseases Act,...
The Animal Diseases Act: What farmers should know
This article is part of a series of articles educating livestock owners and farmers about the importance and effect of the Animal Diseases Act,...