January 21, 2011

South Korea hit by 29 more FMD outbreaks

South Korean has been hit by a further 29 outbreaks of foot and mouth disease (FMD) in the last two weeks, affecting both cattle and pigs across the country.

The authorities sent a follow up report No.9 dated January 19 to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE).

The report describes that the 29 outbreaks of FMD, starting between January 6-18, affected across a wide area of the northern part of the country.

In total, 65,400 pigs and 3,468 cattle have been destroyed.

The report adds that cattle and pigs in the affected farms and within 500 metres around the affected farms in the unvaccinated area have been culled and buried as a preventive measure. Within the vaccinated area, pigs or cattle only in the affected farms are culled.