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Four new cases of foot-and-mouth disease recorded in the Free State [SOUND]

# The Free State Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has confirmed four new cases of foot-and-mouth disease in Viljoenskroon and Edenville. This brings the number of confirmed cases in the province to 42. To date, seven distinct outbreak areas have been identified across five municipalities. The department’s Moliehi Moeng says they have prioritised vaccination of the infected farms, and movement restrictions have been implemented on all farms within a ten-kilometre radius:

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