South Korea to vaccinate all livestock
South Korea is to expand foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) vaccination nationwide and import more vaccines, the agriculture ministry has said, quoting an emergency cabinet meeting to contain the fast-soaring disease.
South Korea has already vaccinated 1.2 million livestock against foot-and-mouth disease since November 2010 in eight provinces of the total 16, and now plans to expand to reach animals across the country except Jeju Island.
“Today's meeting reviewed current measures and decided to strengthen preemptive measures,” the agriculture ministry said in a statement.
The government would import more vaccines on top of those already imported or contracted to cover 11 million livestock. Before the outbreak, South Korea had inventory only for 300,000 doses.
Asia's fourth-largest economy has culled 10% of its cattle and pigs as it tries to contain the outbreak.
