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1 Introduction Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) virus (FMDV) belongs to the genus Aphthovirus within the Picornaviridae family with seven immunologically distinct serotypes (O, A, C, Asia-1, Southern African Territories (SAT) -1, -2 and -3). It is a highly contagious, transboundary disease that affects both domestic and wild cloven-hooved animals, and it is characterised by a high morbidity but low mortality rate (Stenfeldt and Arzt 2020).
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THE CONVERSATION In mid August, Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development Thoko Didiza responded to outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease with a nationwide ban on the movement of cattle for 21 days. By late August, 127 cases of the disease had been recorded in six of South Africa’s nine provinces. The Conversation Africa spoke with Rebone Moerane and Melvyn Quan about the disease, its effects and the government’s mitigation strategies. What is foot-and-mouth disease?
In mid August, South Africa’s minister of agriculture, land reform and rural development Thoko Didiza responded to outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease with a nationwide ban on the movement of cattle for 21 days. By late August, 127 cases of the disease had been recorded in six of the country’s nine provinces. The Conversation Africa spoke with Rebone Moerane and Melvyn Quan about the disease, its effects and the government’s mitigation strategies. What is foot-and-mouth disease?
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