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While generally not fatal in adult animals, FMD can be deadly for young animals and causes significant economic losses due to reduced productivity and trade restrictions.

Brazil is one of the world’s largest meat exporters, and this status opens doors to new markets while boosting confidence in animal product safety.

The appointments come as the institute intensifies efforts to supply Foot-and-Mouth Disease vaccines to affected SADC regions.

Zambian authorities say this precautionary measure will be reviewed based on how the outbreak in South Africa evolves.

While the resumption of local vaccine manufacturing marks a turning point, South Africa’s production capacity will initially remain limited.

Without urgent and coordinated action, the livelihoods of thousands of South African farmers and the stability of the livestock sector remain at serious risk.

The ten-year agreement provides for the creation of a bank containing 10 million doses of antigens from the two foot-and-mouth disease virus serotypes most prevalent in Brazil.

FMD is one of the most persistent threats to livestock production in Eastern Africa, made worse by the extensive mobility of pastoral herds and porous borders.

Farmers and livestock owners are strongly urged to halt all movement of cloven-hoofed animals until further notice.