Second foot-and-mouth disease case confirmed in S. Korea
- 5 years ago
A suspected outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease has been CONFIRMED for the second time in as many days.
The new case was discovered in the city of Anseong last night,… a day after the government confirmed a type-O variant of the disease in the city.
The second farm is located about 11-kilometers away from the first.
The Ministry of Agriculture said if there's another confirmed case,… it would take further steps to keep the disease from spreading to other regions.
At the moment, a 24-hour lockdown is on all livestock farms within three-kilometers of the affected farms.
Some 440-thousand cows in Anseong, along with nearly one-point-four million cows and pigs in neighboring cities and towns will receive vaccinations.
The new case was discovered in the city of Anseong last night,… a day after the government confirmed a type-O variant of the disease in the city.
The second farm is located about 11-kilometers away from the first.
The Ministry of Agriculture said if there's another confirmed case,… it would take further steps to keep the disease from spreading to other regions.
At the moment, a 24-hour lockdown is on all livestock farms within three-kilometers of the affected farms.
Some 440-thousand cows in Anseong, along with nearly one-point-four million cows and pigs in neighboring cities and towns will receive vaccinations.