A new outbreak of foot and mouth disease (FMD) has been reported
in northwest China's Qinghai Province, the Ministry of Agriculture
confirmed on its website on Tuesday.
Cattle at three farms in Zhoulong village of Qinghai's Henan
County began showing symptoms of the illness on July 1, and 51
cattle had been affected by July 6.
On July 7, the affected cattle were diagnosed with Asia-1 FMD by
the National Foot and Mouth Disease Reference Laboratory.
Measures were implemented to close off and disinfect affected
areas, cull and dispose of animals in a non-harmful manner.
Currently, the disease is under control, with a total of 212
cattle already having been culled, the ministry said.
(Xinhua News Agency July 12, 2006)