Journal of the Korean Professional Engineers Association (기술사)
- Volume 44 Issue 2
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- Pages.34-38
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- 2011
Comprehensive Measures for Foot and Mouth Disease(FMD)
구제역(口蹄疫) 종합대책
- Published : 2011.03.09
Abstract
Foot and mouth disease (FMD) is a highly contagions disease of cloven-hoofed animals and occurs in many non-European countries, in particular in huge parts of Asia including Turkey, in most countries of Africa and in parts of South America. The extreme contagiousness of the disease requires comprehensive to control an outbreak, causing high economic losses. The outbreak of FMD, which affects livestock including cattle, swine,sheep,goats,deer and other animals as a highly communicable disease that affects. The agency issued a statement noting that FMD disease does not spread to humans. The disease and meat from infected animals are news reports that more than 3.400.000 livestock have been ordered slaughtered so far across the country.
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