South Korean cattle outbreak of foot and mouth disease government to take emergency measures

OA show ('918 '); the recent outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in South Korea has greatly affected the export of beef The South Korean government ordered severe measures on March 30 to stop the spread of the epidemic In poju, 50 kilometers north of Seoul, South Korea's capital, seven farms have been cordoned off from all cattle and pigs On Sunday, 105 cattle in the area were slaughtered for their typical symptoms of foot-and-mouth disease, such as fever and blisters on the corners of their mouths The Korean epidemic prevention department immediately isolated the cattle and vaccinated the uninfected livestock within 20 kilometers So far, 35000 cattle have been injected On Monday, Japan announced a moratorium on beef and pork imports from South Korea Other neighboring countries and regions have followed suit Japan is one of South Korea's major exporters Last year, South Korea exported 80000 tons of pork to Japan, worth 330 million US dollars South Korean President Kim Dae Jung convened a meeting yesterday with the Minister of agriculture, forestry and fisheries to discuss countermeasures South Korea has just recovered from the financial crisis, and must now take all measures to reduce the harm caused by foot-and-mouth disease, or farmers will be overwhelmed, a spokesman for the presidential office said Foot and mouth disease rarely infects humans, but humans can also infect humans after exposure to and ingestion of contaminated animal products The disease is also a sudden fever, mouth, throat, hands and feet and other parts appear large and cool blisters There is no effective treatment for foot-and-foot disease, but the disease can recover naturally after two or three weeks without scars Jnr (author:)