Question NW1420 to the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
05 May 2023 - NW1420
Masipa, Mr NP to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
What (a) total number of deaths of horses has been reported as a result of the African Horse Sickness since 31 December 2022 and (b) were the main causes of death of the specified horses?
Reply:
a) The table below records the reported African Horse Sickness outbreaks: summary report from December 2022 to April 2023.
|
Province |
2022 Dec |
2023 Jan |
2023 Feb |
2023 Mar |
2023 Apr |
Total |
|
|
Gauteng |
1 |
5 |
11 |
33 |
2 |
55 |
|
|
Limpopo |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
KZN |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
|
Free State |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
|
ECP |
0 |
13 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
15 |
|
|
NWP |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
4 |
b) The main cause the death of the reported horses that died from African Horse sickness is the disease itself.