Pigs are being buried alive in an attempt to halt the spread of foot and mouth disease across South Korea. Residents of a village hit by food-and-mouth disease (FMD) in Paju, Gyeonggi Province, have seen their faucets start to deliver water mixed with blood since the beginning of the New Year. . Photo retrieved from: www.briandeutsch.com
“South Korea on Friday confirmed three more cases of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), which shows few signs of abating despite nationwide quarantine efforts.
The Ministry for Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries said two cases of FMD were detected at small cattle farms in Asan and Gongju, about 95 km and 160 km south of Seoul respectively.
Quarantine officials have culled animals on the properties, as well as livestock within a 500-meter radius that have not received vaccines.
Another case was found at a pig farm in Pohang, about 400 km southeast of Seoul. Seven cities and provinces have been hit by the disease in the country’s worst outbreak of FMD.
The farm ministry, meanwhile, said that 2.3 million livestock have been culled since the first outbreak was confirmed on Nov. 29 last year, with losses amounting to more than 2 trillion won (1.78 billion U.S. dollars).”
Read more: Xinhuanet
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