Page 18 of articles about foot-and-mouth-disease

Last week the OIE informed of the appearance of foot and mouth disease in Israel and Botswana.

A team of animal health specialists from FAO and the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) has arrived in North Korea to assist veterinary authorities there in responding to outbreaks of Foot-and-Mouth disease among pigs and cattle.

The swine and pork industry was hit the hardest by the FMD outbreaks with over 3.3 million head, or one-third of the total inventories, culled in order to contain the spread of the disease. All swine were vaccinated to stem the spread of the disease. Although the FMD crisis is expected to come to an end in mid March with the second round of vaccination now complete, Korea Rural Economic Institute (KREI) is predicting that the local swine industry won’t fully recover until 2014.

The government is considering regular vaccinations for all livestock every 6 months for the next 3 to 5 years to prevent another outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease [FMD].

The physical inspections conducted on the animals in the foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) protection zone in some parts of Northern KwaZulu-Natal have shown lesions which ranged from a week-old and some older than two weeks.

Using the new Comitology procedure for the first time, the European Commission decided yesterday to reduce the areas under restriction in Bulgaria due to Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD). The new 'Comitology Regulation', which entered into force on 1st March, lays down the rules on how Member States can exercise control of the Commission’s implementing powers.

The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) has reported a new outbreaks of foot and mouth disease (FMD) in China.

Since the last outbreak (31 January 2011) no change of the health status has been observed. Teams of National Veterinary Services perform daily clinical examinations of the susceptible animals in the municipalities of Tsarevo, Malko Tarnovo, Sredets, Primorsko and Sozopol (Burgas region).

Foot-and-mouth disease reappeared in 17 cities and provinces nationwide after being contained for three weeks, reported the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

On February 4th, Argentina recovered its status as foot and mouth disease-free through the application of vaccinations in the area that has been under surveillance. The area is made up of what is called the Border Zone, on the border with Bolivia, Brazil and Paraguay.

South Korea will raise the volume limit of imported pork subject to its tariff quota system, in a bid to tame rising food costs.

The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) has reported 48 outbreaks of foot and mouth disease (FMD) in Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

EU Healthcare Commissioner John Dalli and Minister of Agriculture and Food Dr. Miroslav Naydenov held a business meeting held at the Ministry of Agriculture and Food.

Japan has regained it foot-and-mouth disease free status. Paris-based World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) approved this last week.

South Korea confirmed an additional case of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in the country's central region on Tuesday, after initial vaccinations of all livestock in the country have been completed, the government said Tuesday.