Swine fever spreads to Free State, the fourth province in SA
The diseases was detected in the North West, Mpumalanga and Gauteng in April
13 May 2019 - 16:30
An outbreak of African swine fever, a severe haemorrhagic disease of pigs, has spread to a fourth province, the department of agriculture, forestry and fisheries said on Monday. The department said the latest outbreak of the disease was reported in the Heilbron area of the central Free State, after the disease was detected in the North West, Mpumalanga and Gauteng in April.
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