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This means that 12% of Bolivia has already been internationally recognized as free of disease without vaccination, while 20.8% is free with vaccination.

While Australia has been free of foot–and–mouth disease for more than 100 years, it is still by far the most significant biosecurity threat to Australia’s livestock industries.

The SAT2 variant is new to the region, meaning that animals do not have any acquired resistance to it.

On Friday, Bulgaria's Agriculture Minister Miroslav Naydenov declared that stronger control will be imposed by veterinary physicians and forest rangers.

During the routine active FMD serological surveillance, NSP antibodies were detected on one pig farm.

Argentina sent an official notice allowing the river traffic of raw bovine offal and pork.

In Egypt 40 222 cases of the disease are suspected, according to official estimates, and 4 658 animals, mostly calves, have already died.

During the routine active FMD serological surveillance, NSP antibodies were detected on two pig farms located in Jiaosi (I-Lan) and Jhutian (P'Ing-Tung).

The Government, through the National Service for Quality and Animal Health (SENACSA) decided to lift the state of health emergency in the department of San Pedro.

The outbreak is located 30 km from the border with China.

The veterinary authorities of Kazakhstan have informed the OIE of the occurrence of serotype A and O foot and mouth disease.

2012 hog production is forecast to increase 5 percent year-on-year.

The outbreak is located at 45 km from the border between Russia and China.

During the routine active FMD surveillance, NSP antibodies were detected on three pig farms.

Taiwanese veterinary authorities have reported two new outbreaks of foot and mouth disease.

A zero-duty tariff-rate quota for 70,000 MT of fresh and frozen pork bellies and pork for processing is opened from January 1- March 31.