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No new reports of dead sardines as laboratory testing resumes
Reported by SAnews South African News
The excerpt says no further reports of dead sardines have been received since 10 September and laboratory testing for pilchard herpesvirus has resumed. It also states that a precautionary catch limit is in force from 3 to 30 October 2026.
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The update records continued surveillance and testing alongside a precautionary limit on sardine removals.
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- Geographic reach
- 2/10
- Global importance
- 2/10
- Impact magnitude
- 2/10
- Positivity
- 4/10
- Urgency
- 2/10
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