The outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease again in South Korea

Introduction: People's daily news on May 19: in response to the announcement by the Ministry of forestry of South Korea on May 4 that foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) broke out again in South Korea, Jiangsu inspection and quarantine system took active measures to prevent FMD from spreading into our province in accordance with the relevant provisions of the law of the people's Republic of China on the entry and exit animal and plant quarantine Recently, Jiangsu inspection and Quarantine Bureau formulated four specific measures to prevent the introduction of foot-and-mouth disease in South Korea The first is to strengthen the inspection review and on-site inspection of imported animal products Once it is found that the cloven hoofed animals and their products imported from South Korea are reported in time, and the products involved are sealed, returned or destroyed The second is to strengthen the supervision, treatment and epidemic situation monitoring of swill, animal and plant wastes from international ships and aircraft passing or staying in the port The third is to add Strengthen the cooperation with the port inspection department, resolutely crack down on all illegal import of animal products; fourth, increase the publicity of foot-and-mouth disease knowledge and relevant laws and regulations, and avoid the import of cloven hooves and their products from South Korea by the receiving and using units In order to prevent the spread of foot-and-mouth disease, inspection and quarantine bureaus in Jiangsu Province have strengthened the inspection and Quarantine of international ships in South Korea Recently, quarantine personnel of Changshu inspection and Quarantine Bureau sealed about 70 kg of beef and pork from South Korea Yangzhou inspection and Quarantine Bureau has focused on strengthening the strict quarantine of Korean ships It has disinfected pork and other cloven hoofed animals and their products, animal and plant wastes, swill, etc from Korea for seven consecutive times, and sealed the Korean meat products on four entry and exit ships.