{"id":2030,"date":"2026-02-12T06:17:26","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T06:17:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.northerncape.gov.za\/daerl\/2026\/02\/12\/press-statement-provincial-government-confirms-outbreak-of-foot-and-mouth-disease-in-the-northern-cape\/"},"modified":"2026-02-12T06:17:26","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T06:17:26","slug":"press-statement-provincial-government-confirms-outbreak-of-foot-and-mouth-disease-in-the-northern-cape","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.northerncape.gov.za\/daerl\/2026\/02\/12\/press-statement-provincial-government-confirms-outbreak-of-foot-and-mouth-disease-in-the-northern-cape\/","title":{"rendered":"Press Statement: Provincial Government Confirms Outbreak Of Foot and Mouth Disease in the Northern Cape"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Please find the Press Statement dated 11 February 2026<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0????PREVENTION ALERT: STOP THE SPREAD OF FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Following the confirmed outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) in the Northern Cape, strict prevention measures must be implemented immediately to contain the spread of the virus and protect the Province\u2019s livestock sector.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0FMD spreads rapidly through direct animal contact and indirectly through contaminated vehicles, equipment, clothing and footwear. Compliance with biosecurity measures is critical at this stage.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0All farmers and livestock owners are urged to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Restrict livestock movement<\/li>\n<li>Do not sell or buy animals, particularly from unknown sources<\/li>\n<li>Disinfect vehicles, equipment and footwear before and after farm access<\/li>\n<li>Isolate any sick animals immediately<\/li>\n<li>Limit visitors to farms and control access points<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Failure to comply may accelerate transmission and deepen the economic impact on farmers, auctions, abattoirs and the broader rural economy.<\/p>\n<p>Report any suspected symptoms without delay to State Veterinary Services:<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pixley Ka Seme Region: 087 6300 356<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Frances Baard: 087 6300 351<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>John Taolo Gaetsewe: 087 6300 354 \/ 087 6300 302<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>ZF Mgcawu: 087 6300 304<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Namakwa: 087 6300 329 \/ 087 6300 346<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>????Protect your herd, Protect your Future. Report FMD immediately.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>#stopfmd<\/p>\n<p>#daerlnc<\/p>\n<p>#moderngrowingsuccessfulprovince<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Press Statement<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"background: url('components\/com_dropfiles\/assets\/images\/file_download.png') no-repeat scroll center center #444444; height: 100px; border-radius: 10px; width: 99%;\" src=\"components\/com_dropfiles\/assets\/images\/t.gif\" data-dropfilesfile=\"93\" data-dropfilesfilecategory=\"153\" data-file=\"93\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"background: url('components\/com_dropfiles\/assets\/images\/file_download.png') no-repeat scroll center center #444444; height: 100px; border-radius: 10px; width: 99%;\" src=\"components\/com_dropfiles\/assets\/images\/t.gif\" data-dropfilesfile=\"94\" data-dropfilesfilecategory=\"153\" data-file=\"94\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Please find the Press Statement dated 11 February 2026 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0????PREVENTION ALERT: STOP THE SPREAD OF FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE Following the confirmed outbreak of Foot<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northerncape.gov.za\/daerl\/2026\/02\/12\/press-statement-provincial-government-confirms-outbreak-of-foot-and-mouth-disease-in-the-northern-cape\/\" class=\"themebutton2\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2030","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.northerncape.gov.za\/daerl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2030","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.northerncape.gov.za\/daerl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.northerncape.gov.za\/daerl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.northerncape.gov.za\/daerl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.northerncape.gov.za\/daerl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2030"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.northerncape.gov.za\/daerl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2030\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.northerncape.gov.za\/daerl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2030"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.northerncape.gov.za\/daerl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2030"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.northerncape.gov.za\/daerl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2030"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}