Pohang City Makes Every Effort to Block the Inflow of Foot-and-Mouth Disease in the Region!

On the 18th, Pohang City announced that foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) occurred at a Hanwoo farm in Cheongwon-gu, Cheongju-si, Chungbuk Province on the 10th, spreading to 10 farms after 4 years and 4 months, and that it is making every effort to prevent the spread of FMD.

Pohang City is conducting an "Emergency Foot-and-Mouth Disease Vaccination" for livestock farms to prevent the introduction of foot-and-mouth disease in the region.

To prevent the infectious disease, the city issued a temporary movement suspension order for bovine farms and livestock vehicles for 84 hours from the 11th to the 14th, and integrated the FMD quarantine countermeasure situation room with the existing ASF situation room.

In addition, to prevent contamination from entering livestock farms and related facilities, the city is concentrating disinfection efforts by mobilizing two self-disinfection vehicles along with four joint disinfection teams, supplying disinfectants to farms, and making every effort to block the inflow within the region.

At the same time, an ‘emergency FMD vaccination’ is being conducted for bovine farms in the region until the 20th.

The emergency vaccination targets all cattle, pigs, and goats, excluding those scheduled for shipment within two weeks and individuals under two months old. However, individuals that have not passed three weeks since the last vaccination will not be vaccinated during this period and will be revaccinated after three weeks have passed.

Vaccination is carried out the same as regular vaccination: small-scale farms with fewer than 50 heads receive support from public veterinarians for vaccination, while commercial farms with 50 or more heads perform self-vaccination.

Go Jun-dal, head of the Livestock Division, said, “We ask for active cooperation to ensure that no individuals are missed during this emergency vaccination,” and added, “To block the inflow of FMD, farm owners and livestock-related workers in the region should refrain from gatherings, control the entry of external vehicles, and pay close attention to thorough disinfection and quarantine measures.”

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