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Article: No Foot and Mouth Disease Spreads to Other Districts in S. Africa
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- Xinhua News Agency
- Article date:
- October 1, 2000
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South Africa's Foot and Mouth Disease Control Centre Sunday
announced in Pietermaritzburg, capital of KwaZulu-Natal Province,
that there is no reason for alarm as the disease has so far only
been diagnosed in two farms in the Camperdown district, which was
the origin area of the outbreak of the disease.
"Samples taken from farms within the 10km quarantine zone in
Camperdown continue to test negative, raising cautious hopes among
veterinarians that the disease has been contained," the center said
in a statement.
Meanwhile, samples taken from cattle in the Nottingham Road
district of KwaZulu-Natal Province were on Sunday also tested