# Agriculture minister John Steenhuisen says the legislative requirement for owners to stop the spread of foot and mouth disease must be supported by effective government leadership and enforcement. KwaZulu-Natal has been grappling with 147 active FMD outbreaks, with new cases recently detected in the Newcastle area. The ministry’s spokesperson, Joylene van Wyk, says new infections emerged outside designated disease management areas that were declared in 2021:
Minister Steenhuisen says more must be done to curb the foot and mouth disease in KZN [SOUND]
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