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Media Statement 5 – Multi-Agency Command Centre on 18 February 2026

Garden Route District MunicipalityRef: https://www.gardenroute.gov.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Media-Statement-%E2%80%93-Multi-Agency-Command-Centre-on-18-February-2026.pdf

Official source

Source domain: gardenroute.gov.za

Collected on 17 June 2026

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What this means

This is a media statement about the Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) response in the Western Cape, focused on the Garden Route multi-agency command centre and updates for 18 February 2026. It reports confirmed and suspected FMD figures for areas including Mossel Bay and George, notes that two pending test results are awaiting confirmation, and states that vaccination is underway within a 10km radius of the index farm. The statement also announces expected FMD vaccine deliveries (one million on 21 February 2026 and a further five million by 1 March 2026) and outlines vaccination phases and a planned public update by the Western Cape Premier and relevant minister on 20 February 2026.

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information accessOngoing

Access FMD resources and updates online (Garden Route and Western Cape Department of Agriculture pages)

The statement provides links where all FMD resources, including updates, are uploaded, and where Western Cape Department of Agriculture updates are uploaded.

Who it is for: members of the public seeking FMD updates
How to act on it: Visit the linked document category page(s) to view uploaded updates.

The document's recorded date is 18 February 2026. Confirm on the official source.

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All FMD resources, including updates, are uploaded here: https://www.gardenroute.gov.za/document-category/foot-and-mouth-disease/ Western Cape Department of Agriculture updates, are uploaded here: https://www.elsenburg.com/foot-and-mouth-disease-fmd-outbreak-information/

Facts

Places

George Local Municipality, City of Cape Town, Western Cape

Reference

https://www.gardenroute.gov.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Media-Statement-%E2%80%93-Multi-Agency-Command-Centre-on-18-February-2026.pdf

Key Takeaways

FMD media statement for multi-agency command centre on 18 February 2026
Affected municipal area: Mossel Bay; George
FMD-affected farms: 2 (+1) and 2 (-2) (as listed); FMD suspect sites pending tests: 2 (-2)
Livestock infected: Cattle (9)
Vaccines due/expected: 1,000,000 FMD vaccines expected on 21 February 2026; further 5,000,000 doses expected by 1 March 2026
Vaccination rollout completion target: December 2026
Vaccination phases: Phase 1 within 3km (expand to 10km if lesions outside 3km), Phase 2 commonage/informal area livestock, Phase 3 high-risk herds, Phase 4 dairy herds, Phase 5 beef herds
Pending test results: one in George and one near the index farm in Hartenbos
Vaccination action: herd within 10km radius of index farm started because all livestock within 3km were vaccinated
Free-roaming livestock vaccination schedule: Brandwacht (18 Feb), Power Town (19 Feb), KwaNonqaba (20–21 Feb 2026)
Public update event: 20 February 2026, 11:00–12:00, Premier’s Media Room (7 Wale Street, Cape Town) or MS Teams
Media contact for event: Regan Thaw (083 627 7246; Regan.Thaw@westerncape.gov.za)
Next update publication date: 20 February 2026
Western Cape Provincial Government (WCG)
WCG Local State Veterinarian Dr Leana Janse van Rensburg
Western Cape Government Minister of Agriculture, Economic Development and Tourism
Western Cape Premier
Garden Route Emergency Call Centre
Regan Thaw (Media Liaison Officer to the Premier)
Herman Pieters (GRDM Manager: Communications)
Rojeanne de Wet (Agri Western Cape)

Dates

Closing Date

18 February 2026