Three more pigs have been found infected with foot-and-mouth disease in South Korea
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Last Update: 2002-06-25
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Lead: South Korean authorities confirmed on Monday that three pigs at a farm outside Seoul were positive for FMD in a final test In a statement, South Korean agricultural authorities said two of the six pigs on a farm in the southern part of the country's ansung region had died of foot-and-mouth disease The remaining four were quarantined, three of which were found to have foot-and-mouth disease South Korean authorities will kill 6138 cloven hoofed animals, mainly pigs and cattle, on infected farms and nearby areas Since the outbreak of FMD in South Korea on May 4, the number of animals killed will reach 133770 As of Monday, South Korea had confirmed that several pigs and a cow had been found infected with foot-and-mouth disease on 16 farms.
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