Quarantine Headquarters, domestic first commercialization of Ga-seong-u fever gene diagnostic kit

The Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency (hereinafter referred to as the Agency) announced on the 28th that it has obtained manufacturing approval for a genetic differentiation diagnostic kit for foot-and-mouth disease, a highly contagious livestock disease, in collaboration with Median Diagnostics Corporation, marking the first commercialization of such a kit in the country. According to the Agency, foot-and-mouth disease is an acute viral infectious disease that occurs in goats, sheep, and other animals, causing symptoms such as high fever, nasal discharge, eye discharge, drooling, coughing, pneumonia, and diarrhea, and often leading to death. Although it has not yet occurred domestically, it is occurring in Asian countries such as Mongolia, raising concerns about its potential entry into the country. To prepare for the possible domestic outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease, the Agency conducted joint research with Median Diagnostics Corporation, which has extensive experience in ...