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Two cases of foot-and-mouth disease confirmed in Free State

# The Free State Agriculture and Rural Development Department has confirmed two cases of foot-and-mouth disease in Viljoenskroon. One case was on a commercial farm, the other in a communal grazing area near the North West border. The Department says authorities have imposed movement restrictions within a ten-kilometre radius and placed affected areas under quarantine. They are prioritising vaccination efforts to contain the outbreak and protect livestock across the region.