The Kingdom of Lesotho
| Official name: | Kingdom of Lesotho |
|---|---|
| WRLFMD code: | LES |
| FMD first recorded: | |
| FMD eradicated: | |
| Subsequent outbreaks: | |
| Serotypes (last rpt): | |
| Current WOAH status: | FMD-free where vaccination is not practised Following an immediate notification received from the Delegate of Lesotho of an outbreak of FMD in Mahlasela, Butha-Buthe, the “FMD-free country where vaccination is not practised” status of Lesotho, as recognised by the World Assembly of Delegates in terms of Resolution No. 13 in May 2025, is suspended with effect from 18 February 2026. |
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| FMDV Serotype | Years (not comprehensive) |
|---|---|
| Untyped | - |
| O | - |
| A | - |
| C | - |
| Asia 1 | - |
| SAT 1 | 2026 |
| SAT 2 | - |
| SAT 3 | - |
| Notes | - |
| WRLFMD batch no. | Date Received | Virus samples | Type | Topotype | Lineage | Sublineage | WRLFMD Reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WRLMEG/2026/000019 | 12-04-2026 | LES04/2026 | SAT 1 | III (WZ) | - | - | Genotyping(SAT1) |
| LES05/2026 | SAT 1 | III (WZ) | - | - | |||
| LES06/2026 | SAT 1 | III (WZ) | - | - | |||
| LES07/2026 | SAT 1 | III (WZ) | - | - | |||
| LES09/2026 | SAT 1 | III (WZ) | - | - | |||
| LES11/2026 | SAT 1 | III (WZ) | - | - | |||
| LES12/2026 | SAT 1 | III (WZ) | - | - | |||
| LES13/2026 | SAT 1 | III (WZ) | - | - |
Notes:
nd, Not done.
NT, Not tested.
*, Not a WRLFMD reference number (only VP1 sequence received).
†, No virus isolated in cell cultures.