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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.

If no new FMD cases are reported in the next two weeks, the bureau will lift the ban.

This is the first occurrence of FMD serotype O South-East Asia (SEA) topotype.

Some of the feeder pigs at a quarantine station, which were transported from Taiwan Island to Penghu Island, were found with vesicular lesions.

Stamping out of all susceptible animals was completed on 9 January 2012.

Due to the emergence of new outbreaks of FMD in Paraguay, the Brazilian authorities are increasing surveillance and control measures at the borders with the country.

Foot and mouth disease (FMD) remains one of the world’s most widespread epizootic animal diseases.

The self-sufficiency ratio of the meat stood at 60.3 percent at the end of last year, down 20.6 percentage points from a year earlier.

The European Commission has approved to grant a financial contribution from the Union towards certain measures to eradicate foot-and-mouth disease in wild animals in the south-east of Bulgaria in 2011-2012.

The South African Department of Agriculture has informed the OIE of an outbreak of FMD. The outbreak is located in Mbombela (Mpumalanga) and affects only cattle.

Live pigs in Central China's Hubei province have been found to be infected with foot-and-mouth disease, the Ministry of Agriculture announced Monday.