Ministry of Agriculture: the government is investigating rumours of FMD outbreak

Introduction: the government is investigating rumours about the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease, an official from China's Ministry of Agriculture said Tuesday Asked about the rumored outbreak in the grain industry, officials from the Ministry of Agriculture said the outbreak had not been confirmed so far and was still under investigation He gave no more details Traders in the soybean market say foot-and-mouth disease has occurred in several provinces, but it's not clear more The Chinese government has not previously reported outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease, a highly contagious animal disease that can cause severe weight loss in cloven hoofed animals such as cattle and pigs But Chinese government sources say foot-and-mouth disease breaks out almost every year, and China is now working on a disease reporting system Authorities have asked the AQSIQ to strengthen export controls after a foot-and-mouth disease was detected in Hong Kong's beef imports from the mainland, sources said The world organization for animal health (OIE) lists China as a country without foot-and-mouth disease In 2001, the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in Britain led to the devastating impact on agriculture It took us $15 billion to control the disease.