KZN vaccinates 1.3 million animals against FMD
KZN's Foot-and-Mouth Disease vaccination campaign has reached over 1.3 million animals, with officials preparing to cover remaining districts.
KZN officials are nearing the end of the first phase of the province's Foot-and-Mouth Disease vaccination drive.
They say more than 1.3 million animals have been inoculated since the start of the campaign in late February.
KZN Agriculture says six districts are now fully covered. These are Ugu, Harry Gwala, uMkhanyakude, Zululand, uMgungundlovu, and eThekwini.
It says veterinary-led operations are underway in the Alfred Duma Local Municipality and will continue until next week.
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The teams will then move to the King Cetshwayo and iLembe Districts, before concluding in Amajuba and uMzinyathi.
" The vaccination in the province is going very well, and the communities are very happy and excited. We are only left with four district, and we are about to start the seventh district next week. And the people are happy [about what] we've done so far. And even here in Durban around eMbumbulu, they are all so happy" said MEC Thembeni kaMadlopha-Mthethwa
The MEC says the effects of the disease have been detrimental.
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