Foot-and-mouth disease confirmed in kudu in the Addo Elephant Park
” Foot and Mouth Disease Detected in Kudu at Addo Elephant National Park South African National Parks (SANParks), working in coordination with the Department of Agriculture: Eastern Cape, confirms that a second set of diagnostic tests on samples collected from affected kudu in Addo Elephant National Park (AENP) has returned positive for Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD).
Foot-and-mouth disease has been confirmed in kudu in the Addo Elephant National Park in the Eastern Cape, raising concerns about the potential spread of the virus to other wildlife and neighbouring livestock farms.
Positive results in kudu confirm the presence of the virus in animals in SANParks, but do not, on their own, establish the source of infection, the direction of transmission or a link between Addo Elephant National Park and any other outbreaks in the province.
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