South Korea: Foot-and-mouth disease spread in all directions in Chungcheongbuk-do, 10 cases in 1 week, 1,200 slaughtered

(Cheongju = Yonhap News) Reporter Jeon Chang-hae = The number of farms with foot-and-mouth disease in Cheongju and Jeungpyeong-gun, Chungcheongbuk-do increased to 10 in a week. There are concerns that the foot-and-mouth disease virus has already spread to all directions. Some say that this is the result of a loosening of quarantine awareness among farmers and others as there has been no outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease for the past four years and four months. Quarantine authorities are making all-out efforts to prevent further spread, such as expanding vaccination targets along with blockade prevention. ◇ About 1,200 Korean cattle and goats were slaughtered… damage snowball According to North Chungcheong Province on the 17th, the first foot-and-mouth disease outbreak in Korea since January 31, 2019 was confirmed at a Korean beef farm in Cheongju on the 10th, and the number of farms with cumulative confirmed cases increased to 10 by the previous day. Foot-and-mouth disease ...