South Korea: Inoculation of foot-and-mouth disease vaccine for ungulate livestock nationwide

In order to prevent the spread of foot-and-mouth disease at an early stage, emergency vaccination is carried out for ungulate livestock nationwide. The quarantine authorities announced on the 17th that they will implement strengthened quarantine measures, such as restricting movement for an additional two weeks in areas where foot-and-mouth disease has occurred. Foot-and-mouth disease, which occurred at a Korean cattle farm in Cheongju, Chungcheongbuk-do on the 10th, spread to Jeungpyeong as of the 17th, and to goats as an animal, and continued to spread. The total number of outbreak farms is 9 Korean beef farms and 1 goat farm. According to the Agriculture, Forestry and Livestock Quarantine Headquarters, the foot-and-mouth disease virus was introduced from overseas. This is because it showed 98.9% homology with viruses in Southeast Asia, such as Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam. It is the judgment of the quarantine authorities that the virus can be sufficiently protected by the ...