‘Emergency Vaccine’ in Jeonnam Region due to Foot-and-Mouth Disease Spread

South Korea is responding to outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) and African swine fever (ASF) in several farms. The FMD outbreak, initially reported in Yeongam, Jeollanam-do, has spread to other farms, leading to the culling of infected animals and plans for emergency vaccinations. The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs is also reminding pig farms to implement strict disinfection measures to prevent ASF spread, as an additional case was reported in Yangju, Gyeonggi-do. The special quarantine period for highly pathogenic avian influenza has ended but an enhanced inspection system will remain.

Following Yeongam, outbreak in Muan Serious stage application expanded, ‘strengthening quarantine’ Cows and goats to be vaccinated simultaneously this month Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), which was confirmed at a Korean cattle farm in Yeongam, Jeollanam-do on the 14th due to a suspicious report from the owner, is spreading to nearby farms, and on the 15th, it was also confirmed at a Korean cattle farm in Muan, Jeollanam-do, leading quarantine authorities to strengthen quarantine measures such as culling the infected animals and expanding the area where the serious stage of foot-and-mouth disease is applied. In addition, in Yangju, Gyeonggi-do, where African swine fever (ASF) occurred for the first time this year on January 20th, an additional ASF case occurred on the 16th, and the special quarantine period for highly pathogenic avian influenza (AI), which was extended by two weeks, ended on the 14th, but quarantine authorities decided to maintain the strengthened inspection ...