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.

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