Foot-and-Mouth Disease Spreads to Cheonan

Foot-and-Mouth Disease Spreads to Cheonan

Foot-and-mouth disease has now spread to South Chungcheong Province. Milk cows at a farm located at the city of Cheonan have been confirmed as having FMD after blisters were discovered on their tongues. The region is on a high alert since it recently saw an outbreak of avian influenza or AI. Although health authorities have started vaccinating the cattle in the city, there are still reports of suspected cases of the disease in Boryeong and Goesan , which are both in Chungcheong Province. This is raising concern that the disease may spread further and increase the damage on the livestock industry in the country. JAN 02, 2011