June 25, 2009
FMD breaks out in Taiwan
The veterinary authorities in Taiwan on June 23 have immediately informed the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) on a Foot and Mouth disease (FMD) outbreak.
The notification describes a new outbreak of FMD in Dayuan township in T'ao Yuan in the north of the island. The epidemic started on June 9 in a herd of 888 pigs, of which 37 were affected but none died.
The last report of FMD on Taiwan was on 23 May 2009.
