Foot and Mouth discovered in Paraguay
20/11/2002
An outbreak of foot and mouth disease has been discovered in Paraguay, according to reports received by the Panamerican FMD Centre, Panaftosa, from the Brazilian Minister of Agriculture Marcus Vinicius de Moraes.
The cases were confirmed at the San Francisco ranch, Corpus Christi, in the Canindeyú district. At least 2000 cattle will be slaughtered in the ranch and in a radius of 25 km.