An outbreak of Asia Type One foot-and-mouth disease has been
reported in a village called Dayu in Guinan County in northwestern
Qinghai Province, China's Ministry of Agriculture announced on
Sunday.
A report was made owners of a farm. Nineteen cattle and two pigs
on the farm have been slaughtered by the provincial veterinary
bureau.
The disease was reported on March 4 and it was confirmed by the
state laboratory as foot-and-mouth disease. The ministry said the
disease is under control at present.
The Qinghai provincial government and the Ministry of
Agriculture ordered an immediate disinfection and quarantine of the
outbreak site, as well as a thorough inoculation of all vulnerable
animals in the region.
(Xinhua News Agency March 13, 2006)