Wednesday, December 17, 2014

South Korea increases efforts to contain foot-and-mouth outbreak

To match Reuters Life! KOREA-RITUAL/ SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea is intensifying efforts to contain an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease by inoculating all hogs in affected areas, the agriculture ministry said in a statement on Thursday. South Korea earlier this month confirmed a fresh case of foot-and-mouth disease at a hog farm, five months after an outbreak elsewhere added to fears about food safety. So far nine cases have been confirmed at Chungcheong province, about 100 kms (61 miles) southeast of the capital, Seoul, the ministry statement said. ...








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