Red Meat Producers Organization

BEK-EN-KLOUSEER IN SUID-AFRIKA

Suid-Afrika het voor Januarie 2019 ‘n bek-en-klouseer-vrye sone sonder inenting gehad.

 

Sedert Januarie 2019 is 10 uitbrekingsgevalle in Suid-Afrika aangemeld wat die status van die bek-en-klouseer-vrye sone sonder inenting in gevaar gestel het. Ses van hierdie bek-klouseer-uitbrekingsgebeurtenisse is by die Wêreldorganisasie vir Dieregesondheid (WOAH) opgelos en gesluit, en vier bek-en-klouseer-uitbrekingsvoorvalle is oop.

 

Tans is daar twee provinsies met oop uitbrekings in die vorige bek-klouseer-vrye sone, terwyl alle ander uitbrekings in die vorige bek-klouseer-vrye sone opgelos en gesluit is by die WOAH, of in die proses is om opgelos te word.

 

Tabel 1: Opsomming van oop en geslote uitbrekings per provinsie in die vorige bek-en-klouseer-vrye sone sonder inenting sedert 2021:

 

Provinsie Aantal oop uitbrekings Aantal geslote uitbrekings Totale aantal uitbrekings Begindatum van laaste aangemelde uitbreking
Vrystaat 19 22 41 7 Feb 2024
Gauteng 0 7 7 30 Aug 2024
KwaZulu-Natal 137 17 154 4 Julie 2024
Limpopo 0 8 8 25 April 2024
Mpumalanga 0 21 21 2 Aug 2024
Noordwes 0 18 18 22 Nov 2024
Oos-Kaap 32 0 32 9 Julie 2024
Totale 188 93 281

FMD IN SOUTH AFRICA

South Africa had a foot and mouth disease (FMD) free zone without vaccination prior to January 2019.

 

Since January 2019, 10 outbreak events were reported in South Africa that compromised the status of the FMD free zone without vaccination. Six of these FMD outbreak events were resolved and closed with the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH), and four FMD outbreak events are open.

 

Currently, there are two provinces with open outbreaks in the previous FMD free zone, while all other outbreaks in the previous FMD free zone have been resolved and closed with the WOAH or are in the process of being resolved.

 

Table 1: Summary of open and closed outbreaks per province in the previous FMD free zone without vaccination since 2021

 

Province Number of open outbreaks Number of closed outbreaks Total number of outbreaks Start date of last reported outbreak
Free State 19 22 41 7 Feb 2024
Gauteng 0 7 7 30 Aug 2024
KwaZulu-Natal 137 17 154 4 July 2024
Limpopo 0 8 8 25 April 2024
Mpumalanga 0 21 21 2 August 2024
North West 0 18 18 22 Nov 2024
Eastern Cape 32 0 32 9 July 2024
Totals 188 93 281