Another FMD outbreak suspected just one day after disease was confirmed
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On Monday, South Korea's agriculture ministry confirmed an outbreak of foot and mouth disease in Anseong.
There's another report coming in of a suspected outbreak of that virus.
The government is taking preventive measure to try and halt the spread.
Seo Bo-bin gets us up to speed with the developments.
Another suspected outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease was reported at a cow farm in Anseong, Gyeonggi-do Province on Tuesday, just a day after the government had confirmed the outbreak of the disease in the area.
The owner of the cow farm reported a suspected outbreak after seeing three or four of the 97 cows on the farm showing symptoms of the disease.
Local authorities have been putting quarantine measures in place in Anseong after the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs confirmed the first outbreak at a dairy farm on Monday.
The ministry has culled 120 cows at the farm where the disease broke out.
There is also a 24-hour lockdown in place on all farm animals within three kilometers of the affected farm, which will continue until 8:30 PM Tuesday. The lockdown applies to 89 farms and affects about 5,000 animals in total.
The ministry says at least 1.4 million cows and pigs in the neighboring areas will be vaccinated as well.
With the Lunar New Year coming up, the ministry claimed it needs to take strong preventive measures to stop the disease from getting out of control.
Seo Bo-bin, Arirang News.
On Monday, South Korea's agriculture ministry confirmed an outbreak of foot and mouth disease in Anseong.
There's another report coming in of a suspected outbreak of that virus.
The government is taking preventive measure to try and halt the spread.
Seo Bo-bin gets us up to speed with the developments.
Another suspected outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease was reported at a cow farm in Anseong, Gyeonggi-do Province on Tuesday, just a day after the government had confirmed the outbreak of the disease in the area.
The owner of the cow farm reported a suspected outbreak after seeing three or four of the 97 cows on the farm showing symptoms of the disease.
Local authorities have been putting quarantine measures in place in Anseong after the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs confirmed the first outbreak at a dairy farm on Monday.
The ministry has culled 120 cows at the farm where the disease broke out.
There is also a 24-hour lockdown in place on all farm animals within three kilometers of the affected farm, which will continue until 8:30 PM Tuesday. The lockdown applies to 89 farms and affects about 5,000 animals in total.
The ministry says at least 1.4 million cows and pigs in the neighboring areas will be vaccinated as well.
With the Lunar New Year coming up, the ministry claimed it needs to take strong preventive measures to stop the disease from getting out of control.
Seo Bo-bin, Arirang News.