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Foot-and-mouth hits Swaziland

    JOHANNESBURG

    Swaziland’s veterinary authorities have buried over 100 cattle infected with the highly contagious foot-and- mouth disease, SABC radio reported on Wednesday. Veterinary Services director, Dr Robert Thwala, was quoted as saying that the cattle were destroyed and buried in a mass grave. The animals were reportedly part of a shipment of live cattle from the Kanhym Estate in Mpumalanga and were meant to be slaughtered for local consumption during the festive season.

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