FMD News: Further Outbreaks In Korea
SOUTH KOREA - Further outbreaks of foot and mouth disease have been confirmed on farms in South Korea, leaving a total of five farms to be affected.

FMD News: China Outbreak
CHINA - An outbreak of foot and mouth disease was confirmed in China.

FMD News: South Korea Update
SOUTH KOREA - An update on the second foot and mouth outbreak announced in South Korea on 13 January 2010.

Foot and Mouth Disease in South Korea
SOUTH KOREA - The foot-and-mouth disease has been found on a dairy farm in South Korea.

China Reports Foot and Mouth Disease Outbreak
CHINA - The Chinese veterinary authorities have reported a new Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) outbreak in the country.

Govt Seeks FMD-free Status for Luzon Provinces
PHILIPPINES - The government will apply for a foot and mouth disease (FMD)-free certification to the World Organization for Animal Health (also known by its French acronym OIE) late this year, an Agriculture...

Malawi Identify Nine Cases of FMD
MALAWI - An outbreak of foot and mouth disease (FMD) in cattle has led to control measures been put in place.

South Korea Reopens to British Pork
UK - An important market for pork has been re-opened following lengthy negotiations. South Korea used to be a valuable export market which was closed following the last outbreak of foot and mouth, in ...

FMD Experts to Meet in Melbourne
AUSTRALIA - The latest developments in Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) research, diagnostics, surveillance and control measures will be discussed at the inaugural international FMD Symposium and Workshop...

South Africa Reports FMD Outbreak in Cattle
SOUTH AFRICA - The veterinary authorities have informed the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) of an outbreak of foot and mouth disease (FMD) in cattle.

HPAI, FMD and PRRS Set to Return to Viet Nam
VIET NAM - Animal health officials predict that foot and mouth disease (FMD), blue-ear disease (PRRS) and highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) will soon return to the south of the country.

Veterinary Dept to Vaccinate 20,000 Cattle in Mazabuka
ZAMBIA - The Veterinary Department in Mazabuka has embarked on the vaccination of 20,000 head of cattle against Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) to stop the spread of the disease to other parts of the dis...

Danish Test Can Save Millions of Cattle
DENMARK - A group of Danish researchers has found a new test for foot and mouth disease that can save millions of cattle by determining whether anti-bodies are from the disease or a vaccination, according...

Plan to Vaccinate 410,000 Cattle against FMD
INDIA - The district administration has made extensive arrangements to vaccinate 410,000 cattle in 30 days to protect them from foot and mouth disease, Collector M. Jayaraman has informed.

Outbreak in Rwanda
RWANDA - Foot and mouth disease, a highly contagious disease has been reported in Nyagatare district of the Eastern Province of Rwanda.

Colombia Reports New Outbreak
COLOMBIA - The veterinary authorities have reported an outbreak of foot and mouth disease (FMD) to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE).

Taiwan to Resume Vaccination of Pigs to Fight FMD
From 1 August, Taiwan began giving every hog aged between 12 to 14 weeks vaccination against foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), the Bureau of Animal and Plant Health Inspection and Quarantine (BAPHIQ) has ...

OIE Launch Major Drive Against Disease
GENERAL - A major offensive aimed at bringing Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) under global control has been launched by FAO and the Paris-based World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE).

FMD Reported in Chinese Taipei
TAIWAN - The veterinary authorities have reported a new case of foot and mouth disease (FMD) to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE).

Anti-poverty Schemes Have FMD scare
INDIA - Success of the UPA Government’s poverty alleviation programme has a correlation with the foot and mouth disease (FMD) among the livestock population of India, according to Union Agriculture Minister...

Request to Reconsider Decision Over US Lab
US - In an eleventh hour maneuver by the Bush Administration, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security decided on Jan. 12, 2009, to uproot the Plum Island research facility, presently located on an island...

Ecuador Confirms 48 cases of FMD
ECUADOR - The Ecuadorian government on Tuesday confirmed 48 cases of foot-and-mouth disease in domestic animals, which prompted neighboring Colombia and Peru to take preventive measures on their meat ...

FMD Breaks out in Taiwan
TAIWAN - The veterinary authorities have informed the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) about an outbreak of Foot and Mouth disease (FMD).

Taiwan Reports New Case of FMD in Pigs
TAIWAN - The veterinary authorities have sent a report to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) about a new outbreak of foot and mouth disease (FMD) in pigs.

Outbreak in China
CHINA - The veterinary authorities have informed the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) about a new outbreak of Foot and Mouth disease (FMD).