Vaccinations fail in South Africa

Vaccinations fail in South Africa

Farmers in South Africa who have already vaccinated their cattle for Foot and Mouth Disease are seeing them become reinfected with the disease, increasing tensions amid the agricultural industry.

South Africa FMD crisis escalates as cows reinfected after vaccination

By Chris McCullough Farmers in South Africa that have already vaccinated their cattle for foot and mouth disease (FMD) are seeing them become reinfected with the disease, raising tensions in the agricultural industry. The government’s vaccination programme has received regular criticism from farmers that it is not being implemented fast enough to protect their herds. So far, only 2.1 million cattle, just 14% of the country’s 14 million cattle, h…