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Cases of African Horse Sickness under control in Cederberg
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Cape Town - Following five suspected cases of the African Horse Sickness (AHS) virus being detected on a single farm in Cederberg, the provincial Department of Agriculture has taken urgent measures to control the spread of the disease.
The Cederberg Municipality has been designated as an AHS outbreak-controlled area and, according to Agriculture MEC Ivan Meyer, the provincial veterinary laboratory has confirmed that samples, from a recent equine death, tested positive for presence of the the AHS virus.
“A preliminary outbreak-controlled area has now been established. The borders are: An eastern border delineated by the border between the Western Cape and the Northern Cape; a western border delineated by the Atlantic Ocean; a northern border following the existing AHS protection zone border, which runs from the Atlantic Ocean and the southern border follows the Cederberg Local Municipality border.