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Colombia cleared of foot-and-mouth

Country now aims to double meat exports

By Reuters February 6, 2020

Bogota | Reuters — Colombia will look to double its meat exports now it has regained its status as a country free of foot-and-mouth disease, President Ivan Duque said on Thursday. Foot-and-mouth is a highly contagious viral disease found in animals and is one of the most serious to affect livestock, including cattle, sheep and […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Reuters

OIE declares Brazil free of foot-and-mouth, with vaccination

By Reuters May 24, 2018

Paris | Reuters — The World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) declared Brazil free of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) with vaccination on Thursday, opening new export prospects for the world’s largest beef exporter. The OIE already considered most of Brazil to be free of FMD with vaccination. The declaration, which the government had been expecting since […] Read more

Hogs, Livestock

Ontario hogs confirmed with senecavirus

By Alberta Farmer Staff October 4, 2016

A hog virus watched closely in North America for its strong family resemblance to foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) has turned up in hogs in Ontario. Officials with hog industry body Ontario Pork reported Monday that senecavirus A, formerly called Seneca Valley virus or SVV, has been confirmed in the province. Neighbouring industry body Manitoba Pork said […] Read more

Hogs, Livestock, Reuters

Korea finds hogs infected with foot-and-mouth

By Reuters January 12, 2016

Seoul | Reuters –– South Korea has detected foot-and-mouth in a southwestern hog farm, the first such discovery in nine months and a blow to authorities pushing to contain the disease. The case involved a type of the disease that animals are inoculated against in South Korea, with all 670 hogs at the infected farm […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Reuters

Korea says cattle found infected with foot-and-mouth

By Reuters January 6, 2015

Seoul | Reuters –– South Korea said Tuesday that foot-and-mouth had spread to a cattle farm in the country for the first time in more than three years, a blow to authorities battling to contain an outbreak of the disease. The outbreak was discovered around half a year ago on hog farms, intensifying fears about […] Read more

Livestock, Reuters

S. Korea to disinfect farms as FMD, bird flu spread

By Reuters December 30, 2014

Seoul | Reuters –– South Korea will disinfect farms around the country over the new year and limit the transport of animals, stepping up its effort to contain an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease that has spread close to the capital as well as bird flu. The foot-and-mouth among hogs had been limited to the centre […] Read more

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Colombia cleared of foot-and-mouth

OIE declares Brazil free of foot-and-mouth, with vaccination

Ontario hogs confirmed with senecavirus

Korea finds hogs infected with foot-and-mouth

Korea says cattle found infected with foot-and-mouth

S. Korea to disinfect farms as FMD, bird flu spread

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