By Levy Masiteng
Agriculture minister John Steenhuisen has said the first batch of one million high-potency Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) vaccine doses from Biogénesis Bagó in Argentina is scheduled to arrive in South Africa this weekend, with a further five million doses expected in March.
The department said the vaccines form a key part of its strategy to protect the nation’s herd of over 14 million cattle and to work toward FMD-free status.
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In addition to the Argentine supply, South Africa has already received vaccines from other sources, including the Botswana Vaccine Institute (BVI), which has delivered two million doses since the recent outbreak and continues to provide monthly supplies. Dollvet in Turkey, through local agent Dunevax, also contributes to the national vaccine stock.
Locally, the Agricultural Research Council (ARC) produced 12,900 FMD vaccines, the first locally produced doses
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