Foot-and-mouth disease hits South Korean hogs, Namibian cattle

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  Andrea Gantz

  Foot-and-mouth disease has struck a hog farm in South Korea, as well as a cattle farm in Namibia.

  From WATTAgNet:
  A new case of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) has been confirmed at a hog farm in South Korea, the country’s agriculture ministry stated on December 4. The outbreak occurred at a farm in Jincheon County, which is located about 50 miles southeast of the capital city of Seoul.
  According to a spokesman for the agriculture ministry, there were 15,844 hogs at the affected farm. About 30 hogs showed symptoms of FMD, and those animals will be slaughtered. Animals at the farm have been placed under quarantine.
  The recent FMD outbreak marks the first in South Korea since one occurred in late July. Before July, FMD had not struck in South Korea in more than three years.
  The South Korean outbreak is not the only FMD outbreak to be reported this week. The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) also reported that FMD has been discovered in a herd of cattle in Namibia. Nine cattle showed oral and foot lesions suggestive of FMD, while an additional 461 cattle in the herd were susceptible.
  Control measures put in place for the outbreak in Namibia include quarantine, screening, zoning and movement control. The affected premises will be disinfected, according to the OIE.