FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE CONFIRMED ON FARM NEAR GOUDA – QUARANTINE AND CONTROL MEASURES UNDERWAY
On 6 November 2025, Western Cape Veterinary Services confirmed a case of Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) on a farm near Gouda.
The affected property has been placed under quarantine, along with two other properties in the Velddrif and Bredasdorp areas from where cattle are believed to have been moved to the Gouda farm. All properties with cloven-hoofed animals within a 10 km radius of the affected area have also been quarantined. Veterinary teams are conducting thorough inspections and surveillance on these farms.
An investigation into the transport company involved is currently underway, and all properties that have had contact with this company in the past 30 days will be traced and inspected.
Foot-and-Mouth Disease is a controlled animal disease in South Africa. While it poses no risk to humans, it is highly contagious among cloven-hoofed animals such as cattle, sheep, goats, and pigs. The virus spreads easily through direct animal contact or indirectly via contaminated vehicles, equipment, clothing, or feed.
To prevent further spread of the disease, Western Cape Veterinary Services urges all livestock owners not to move any cloven-hoofed animals while the extent of the outbreak is being assessed. Any movement of livestock into or within the province must be reported via https://tinyurl.com/AnimalMovementApp. By law, such movement must be accompanied by:
- An owner’s declaration of origin and health status; and
- A recipient’s declaration confirming that the animals will be isolated for at least 28 days upon arrival.
Both forms are available at https://www.elsenburg.com/veterinary-services/animal-health-and-disease-control/.
For further information on Foot-and-Mouth Disease and the contact details of Veterinary Services offices in the Western Cape, visit:
https://www.elsenburg.com/western-cape/frequently-asked-questions/faq-foot-and-mouth-disease/.
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Mary James
Head of Communication
Cell: 084 817 2376
Email: Mary.James@westerncape.gov.za
BEK-EN-KLOUSEER SIEKTE BEVESTIG OP PLAAS NABY GOUDA – KWARANTYN- EN BEHEERMAATREËLS ONDERWEG
Op 6 November 2025 het die Wes-Kaapse Veeartsenykundige Dienste ’n geval van Bek-en-klouseer (BKS) op ’n plaas naby Gouda bevestig.
Die betrokke eiendom is onder kwarantyn geplaas, saam met twee ander eiendomme in die Velddrif- en Bredasdorp-gebiede vanwaar beeste glo na die plaas naby Gouda verskuif is. Alle eiendomme met gesplete hoefdiere binne ’n 10 km-radius van die uitbreking is ook onder kwarantyn geplaas. Veeartsenykundige spanne voer deeglike inspeksies en toesig op hierdie plase uit.
’n Ondersoek na die betrokke vervoermaatskappy is tans aan die gang, en alle eiendomme wat gedurende die afgelope 30 dae met hierdie maatskappy in aanraking was, sal opgespoor en ondersoek word.
Bek-en-klouseer is ’n beheerde dieresiekte in Suid-Afrika. Alhoewel dit geen risiko vir mense inhou nie, is dit hoogs aansteeklik onder gesplete hoefdiere soos beeste, skape, bokke en varke. Die virus versprei maklik deur direkte kontak tussen diere of indirek deur besmette voertuie, toerusting, klere of voer.
Om verdere verspreiding van die siekte te voorkom, doen die Wes-Kaapse Veeartsenykundige Dienste ’n dringende beroep op alle vee-eienaars om geen gesplete hoefdiere te verskuif terwyl die omvang van die uitbreking nog bepaal word nie. Enige beweging van vee in of binne die provinsie moet aangemeld word via https://tinyurl.com/AnimalMovementApp. Volgens die wet moet sodanige beweging vergesel word van:
- ’n Eienaar se verklaring oor oorsprong en gesondheidstatus; en
- ’n Ontvanger se verklaring wat bevestig dat die diere vir minstens 28 dae na aankoms geïsoleer sal word.
Beide vorms is beskikbaar by: https://www.elsenburg.com/veterinary-services/animal-health-and-disease-control/.
Vir meer inligting oor Bek-en-klouseer en die kontakbesonderhede van Veeartsenykundige Dienste se kantore in die Wes-Kaap, besoek:
https://www.elsenburg.com/western-cape/frequently-asked-questions/faq-foot-and-mouth-disease/.
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