Change in Disease Status of the Republic of South Africa Because of Foot-and-Mouth Disease and Rinderpest

We are declaring the Republic of South Africa, except the foot-and-mouth disease controlled area, which includes Kruger National Park, free of foot-and-mouth disease. We are also declaring all of the Republic of South Africa free of rinderpest. We are taking these actions because there have been no outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease in the Republic of South Africa, except in the foot-and-mouth disease controlled area, since 1957, and there have been no outbreaks of rinderpest in the Republic of South Africa since 1903. These actions will relieve certain restrictions due to foot-and-mouth disease and rinderpest on the importation into the United States of certain live animals and animal products from all regions of the Republic of South Africa, except the foot-and-mouth disease controlled area. However, because we do not consider the Republic of South Africa to be free of hog cholera, African swine fever, and swine vesicular disease, the importation of live swine, and meat and other products from swine, into the United States from the Republic of South Africa will continue to be subject to certain restrictions.