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South Africa launches local foot-and-mouth vaccine as infections spread

Feb 9, 2026
Feb 9, 2026

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ADM Investor Services said, “South Africa on Friday announced its first foot-and-mouth vaccine in 20 years as it seeks to boost local production of inoculation doses to fight the country’s worst outbreak of the disease in many years.

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