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Caution – Rift Valley Fever Often Follows Good Rains

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The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development has reminded owners of cattle, sheep and goats to vaccinate their animals against Rift Valley Fever (RVF). The department warned that the recent good rainfall in certain areas of the country will result in an increase in the numbers of mosquitoes that transmit this disease. RVF is a serious viral disease that is spread through mosquitoes. It causes abortions and death in young cattle, sheep and goats. People coming into … [Read more...] about Caution – Rift Valley Fever Often Follows Good Rains

R2.4m to Fight East Cape Rift Valley Fever

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The Department of Rural Development and Agrarian Reform in the Eastern Cape has put aside R2.4 million to swiftly respond to the Rift Valley Fever (RVF) outbreak across the province. In January, an outbreak of Rift Valley Fever was confirmed in Graaff-Reinet and the Kei Mouth area. A joint operations command committee comprising the department, Department of Health and the Amathole District Municipality was formed to deal with the outbreak. Consultation meetings with communal and … [Read more...] about R2.4m to Fight East Cape Rift Valley Fever

East Cape Rift Valley Fever Outbreak

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An outbreak of Rift Valley Fever has been confirmed in Graaff-Reinet and Kei Mouth. According to the Eastern Cape’s Rural Development and Agrarian Reform Department, state vets have confirmed the deaths of three sheep in Kei Mouth and a cow in Graff-Reinet as a result of the disease and are trying to determine the extent of the outbreak. The department has called for all susceptible stock to be vaccinated under supervision of a veterinary official using a new needle for each … [Read more...] about East Cape Rift Valley Fever Outbreak

Rift Valley Fever Outbreak in Mossel Bay

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The Western Cape Provincial Veterinary Services has reported a case of Rift Valley fever at Grootbrakrivier, near Mossel Bay. This is the first report of the disease in 2011, and the first occurrence of it since the large outbreak that occurred during 2010, which ended in August. Last year, 26 people and more than 8500 animals died from the disease. Chief Director of Communication and Information at the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Noncedo Vutula, said the South … [Read more...] about Rift Valley Fever Outbreak in Mossel Bay