South Korea says it has eliminated the deadly foot-and-mouth disease
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Last Update: 2002-08-16
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Introduction: Dow Jones Seoul, Aug 14: South Korea announced on Wednesday that it had eliminated foot-and-mouth disease, a deadly livestock disease that has forced South Korean authorities to slaughter more than 160000 pigs and cattle this year "FMD has been completely under control," the Ministry said at a news conference "The Department will apply to the international organization for animal epidemics (OIE) next month for the status of" foot and mouth disease free zone " The international organization based in Paris is responsible for confirming the health status of livestock in various countries for the needs of international trade The Ministry said South Korea has held talks with Russia, the Philippines and some countries in Southeast Asia to resume pork exports to those countries Last year, South Korea exported $46 million worth of pork to these countries South Korea is likely to resume pork exports to Japan next March From the first outbreak on May 2 to the last case on June 23, authorities have slaughtered more than 160000 livestock, most of them pigs, on farms in Central South Korea Foot and mouth disease (FMD) is a disease that spreads between cloven hoofed animals, such as pigs and cattle, but does not harm humans The symptoms of infected animals are blisters on the mouth and hoof, then spread to the internal organs until the animals die.
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