China: new outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease
The Chinese Veterinary Authorities sent follow-up report to the IOE informing about the appearance of a new outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease in China.
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Kazakhstan: Outbreak of Foot & Mouth Disease
The Veterinary Authorities of Kazakhastan have sent a report to the IOE informing about the appearance of an outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease.
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NewsRussia: current situation of CSF and Foot & Mouth Disease
Throughout the month of August the OIE has informed on the appearance of several outbreaks of Swine Fever and Foot & Mouth Disease in Russia.
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NewsPhilippines: Transport of livestock animals, meat now allowed
Livestock farmers, traders and processors can now freely transport their animals and meat products within the country, as long as appropriate permits are secured from concerned agencies of the Department of Agriculture.
S. Korea to produce foot-and-mouth vaccine in 2012
South Korea will produce vaccines for foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) next year to protect livestock after the country suffered the worst outbreak of the disease earlier this year.
FMD Pocket Guide now available for purchase
The laminated flipchart contains photos illustrating lesions associated with FMD in domestic and feral swine.
Eradication of FMD in the Philippines (II)
In 1996, the NFMDTF drafted a national plan to address the 1995 FMD epidemic wherein 98,000 animals were reported to have been affected.
Eradication of FMD in the Philippines (I)
The FMD Eradication Project in the Philippines has formally ended but activities have been sustained even after obtaining FMD-freedom in Luzon having no clinical cases for 5 years with the last outbreak recorded in December 28, 2005.
Philippines lifts ban on FMD susceptible animals from Japan
The Philippine Department of Agriculture has issued an order lifting its temporary ban on imports of animals susceptible to foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) from Japan.
South Korea - Foot and mouth disease vaccination certificates to become compulsory from July
Livestock farmers who do not have a foot and mouth disease (FMD) vaccination certificate for their livestock will be unable to do business at a livestock market and will be denied permission to ship livestock products to slaughterhouses.
Brazil will resume exporting pork to South Africa
On June 29 the South African Minister of Agriculture announced the opening of their markets to the importation of pork from Brazil, which had been suspended after the detection of Foot and Mouth Disease in Brazil in 2005.
Bulgaria - Commission reduces area covered by measures due to Foot and Mouth Disease
Since no new outbreaks have been reported since 7 April 2011 and surveillance has been implemented with satisfactory results, the Commission adopted today a decision reducing the affected areas.
Spain - CISA added to the list of national laboratories authorised to handle the live FMD virus
Spain has officially informed the Commission that the Centro de Investigación en Sanidad Animal (CISA), Valdeolmos, Madrid, complies with the requirements laid down in Article 65 of Directive 2003/85/EC. Spain requested that the CISA be added to the list of national laboratories, authorised to handle the live foot-and- mouth disease virus, set out in Part A of Annex XI to that Directive.
Korea - Gov’t to introduce pork tracking system
Korea aims to introduce a tracking system for all pork sold on the local market starting in 2014 to make it easier to recall substandard products, the government said yesterday.
Vietnam - More than 45,000 animals die of foot-and-mouth disease
A foot-and-mouth epidemic has broken out in 39 provinces, affecting more than 150,000 head of cattle. More than 45,000 animals have died or been destroyed, including over 5,000 buffalos, 938 cows, 37,760 pigs and 329 goats.
Argentina - Inauguration of the Senasa National Reference Laboratory
The President of Argentina together with the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Fishing, Julián Domínguez, officially inaugurated the first Senasa National Reference Laboratory.