Foot and mouth disease first found in Brazil this year
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Last Update: 2001-05-10
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Introduction: [the first foot-and-mouth disease in Brazil this year] on the evening of the 5th, the agricultural director of Rio Grande de Janeiro confirmed that a case of foot-and-mouth disease was found in a ranch located on the border between the state and Uruguay This is the first time FMD has been found in Brazil this year Auffman said that the Agricultural Bureau sent technicians to the pasture to investigate immediately after receiving the report of suspected foot-and-mouth disease on the afternoon of the 5th, and found that 10 of more than 260 cattle had foot-and-mouth disease symptoms He said the Bureau of agriculture has sent an epidemic prevention team to the local area to protect other cattle, and the affected pastures will be isolated Last year, there was foot-and-mouth disease in northern Rio Grande do Sul and 11000 cattle were slaughtered Since this year, foot-and-mouth disease has occurred in Argentina and Uruguay, which borders on the south of Brazil, posing a serious threat to Brazil's animal husbandry Brazil has deployed troops along the border between Rio Grande and Argentina to combat livestock smuggling and prevent cattle from crossing the border At present, Brazilian agricultural officials are meeting in the south to take further measures to prevent cattle from being infected with FMDV China feed industry information network EWD
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