Foot and mouth disease in Western Mongolia

Introduction: Xinhua news agency, Ulaanbaatar, July 23 (reporter Li Jian) according to the report of Mongolian truth newspaper on July 23, animal foot-and-mouth disease recently occurred in Khovd Province in Western Mongolia So far, one cow has died and more than 80 cattle have been infected This is the first foot-and-mouth disease in Western Mongolia since 1965 Several cattle of herdsmen's home in erdenbulun County, Khovd Province, Mongolia were suddenly ill on the 21st, the report said They were diagnosed as foot-and-mouth disease by the local livestock infectious disease control center and experts of the State Emergency Committee At present, in addition to one death of 430 livestock, 85 livestock are confirmed to be infected with foot-and-mouth disease Mongolian Prime Minister Enkhbayar has asked relevant departments to take measures as soon as possible to prevent further spread of the epidemic Mongolia's national emergency committee, local garrison and civil defense departments have imposed martial law on the epidemic area, strictly disinfected the staff and vehicles entering and leaving the epidemic area, and the relevant departments are urgently delivering foot-and-mouth disease vaccine, one-time injection equipment, standby drugs and other materials to the epidemic area Enkhbayar also instructed Mongolian intelligence to investigate the cause of FMD According to zerendava, deputy director of Mongolia's national civil defense Bureau, there are nearly 13000 large and small livestock in the epidemic area In order to prevent the spread of the epidemic, livestock infected with foot-and-mouth disease will be immediately slaughtered and buried, and uninfected livestock will be vaccinated in time Foot-and-mouth disease is a kind of animal infectious disease Cloven hoofed animals are very susceptible to infection In 2000, foot-and-mouth disease occurred in the eastern Gobi province of Mongolia In 2001, foot-and-mouth disease occurred in some areas of sukhbaatar, Dongfang, Kent, erhun and Selenge provinces of Mongolia, as well as in several areas of Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia, causing serious losses to animal husbandry in Mongolia.