President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah says 127 foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) cases have been confirmed across 15 farms in the Karasburg Veterinary District of the //Kharas Region.

Speaking today, Nandi-Ndaitwah said surveillance teams had inspected 29 313 animals across 68 farms as government intensifies efforts to contain the outbreak. Twenty surveillance teams have been deployed, while 10 roadblocks have been established across the region to support disease-control measures.

She said that Cabinet had approved a Critical Containment Response Plan, which includes establishing a containment buffer zone in the Karasburg Veterinary District to prevent the disease from spreading to unaffected areas.

The outbreak was confirmed on 23 September following laboratory testing of sampl

The President urged livestock owners, traders, transporters and auctioneers to comply with movement restrictions and veterinary instructions to protect unaffected herds and livelihoods.