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 to close off infected areas, disinfecting, culling and
non-harmful disposal have been taken jointly by the ministry and
the Qinghai provincial government.
Currently, the disease is under control, with a total of 212
cattle culled, the ministry said.
(Xinhua News Agency July 12, 2006)