Foot and mouth disease confirmed in Hong Kong
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Last Update: 2003-04-07
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Source: Internet
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Author: User
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Introduction: according to overseas media reports, according to overseas media reports, Hong Kong confirmed last week that FMD was found in pigs in January "Foot and mouth disease (FMD) is a endemic disease with a history of more than 40 years in Hong Kong, which occurs in winter pigs," CXT Hong Kong agriculture, fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) said in a written article "In January, the Department of nursing received three FMD reports." The first discovery of foot-and-mouth disease in Hong Kong was announced by the CXT International Bureau of epizootics (OIE) Last seen in May 2002 "Farmers in Hong Kong have given prophylactic injections to their pigs," CXT said It is not clear whether foot-and-mouth disease in Hong Kong is related to corn in mainland China "Foot and mouth disease has not been detected in the purchase of livestock from the mainland," CXT said Last year, CXT purchased 1.7 million live pigs, 50000 live cattle and 4000 live sheep from the mainland CXT is in Beijing Officials from the Ministry of Agriculture said there were no reports of foot-and-mouth disease in Guangdong province or other provinces in China CXT
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