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    Nearly 8,000 livestock infected with foot-and-mouth disease in one province of Mongolia

    • Last Update: 2021-10-09
    • Source: Internet
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    The Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Department of the former Hang'ai Province of Mongolia recently reported that at least 7681 livestock from 85 herder families in the province have been infected with foot-and-mouth disease since this summer
    .
    Currently relevant departments are taking urgent measures to curb the epidemic from spreading further
    .
     
    According to reports, this summer, the former Hang'ai Province, located in the central part of Mongolia, was dry and less rainy.
    Many local herders moved to the eastern provinces to catch fat for livestock
    .
    The animal husbandry and veterinary department believes that the return of the transferred livestock has caused the spread of the foot-and-mouth disease epidemic
    .
     
    According to data provided by the Mongolian Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Department, since this year, nearly half of Mongolia's 21 provinces have reported the spread of foot-and-mouth disease
    .
    At present, the former Hangai Province has confirmed that there are 11 core areas of the epidemic in the province
    .
    The province is currently vaccinating livestock against foot-and-mouth disease
    .
     
      Animal husbandry is one of the main pillars of Mongolia's economy
    .
    However, in recent years, there have been many foot-and-mouth disease epidemics in Mongolia, which has severely affected the development of local animal husbandry
    .
     
      Foot-and-mouth disease is a viral infectious disease spread among cloven-hoofed animals such as cattle, sheep, and pigs.
    The main symptoms of diseased animals are elevated body temperature, blisters and ulcers on the mucous membranes and hooves in the mouth
    .
    Foot-and-mouth disease is rarely transmitted to humans, but if you have too much contact with diseased animals, humans can also be infected
    .
    Foot-and-mouth disease epidemic in livestock households
     
      According to reports, this summer, the former Hang'ai Province, located in the central part of Mongolia, was dry and less rainy.
    Many local herders moved to the eastern provinces to catch fat for livestock
    .
    The animal husbandry and veterinary department believes that the return of the transferred livestock has caused the spread of the foot-and-mouth disease epidemic
    .
     
      According to data provided by the Mongolian Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Department, since this year, nearly half of Mongolia's 21 provinces have reported the spread of foot-and-mouth disease
    .
    At present, the former Hangai Province has confirmed that there are 11 core areas of the epidemic in the province
    .
    The province is currently vaccinating livestock against foot-and-mouth disease
    .
     
      Animal husbandry is one of the main pillars of Mongolia's economy
    .
    However, in recent years, there have been many foot-and-mouth disease epidemics in Mongolia, which has severely affected the development of local animal husbandry
    .
     
      Foot-and-mouth disease is a viral infectious disease spread among cloven-hoofed animals such as cattle, sheep, and pigs.
    The main symptoms of diseased animals are elevated body temperature, blisters and ulcers on the mucous membranes and hooves in the mouth
    .
    Foot-and-mouth disease is rarely transmitted to humans, but if you have too much contact with diseased animals, humans can also be infected
    .
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