China's Ministry of Agriculture has registered an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in two herds of cattle in the northwest of the country, a new serotype for the country, reports Reuters. Foot-and-mouth disease serotype SAT-1 (South African Territories, endemic to Africa) was confirmed in 219 cattle in two herds in the northwestern province of Gansu and Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. In total, these farms have about 6.3 thousand head of cattle. In connection with the outbreaks of the disease, local authorities in Xinjiang and Gansu have taken measures to cull infected animals and disinfect the sites. "Industry analysts claim that this is the first case ...