Foot-and-mouth disease outbreak in Addo prompts calls for tighter controls on stray livestock [SOUND]

# The DA urges the Eastern Cape government to strengthen measures to prevent the spread of foot-and-mouth disease following its confirmation in kudu at Addo Elephant National Park. The source of the infection and any links to other outbreaks remain under investigation. The party’s Heinrich Müller calls for better monitoring in nature reserves, tighter controls on stray livestock, improved fencing and adequate veterinary support and vaccination: