South Korea to Cull Cattle After Outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease

South Korea to Cull Cattle After Outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease
An officer prepares to spray disinfectant on a cattle farm infected with FMD in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, on July 22, 2022. Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images
Reuters
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South Korean authorities have ordered the culling of several hundred cattle and put in place biosecurity measures after confirming cases of foot and mouth disease in farms in a central province, the ministry of agriculture said.

The cases mark the first confirmed outbreak since January 2019, according to media reports. The current contagion occurred in three farms in Cheongju in North Chungcheong province, south of the capital Seoul, the ministry on May 11.