How FMD Spreads

[Anonymous]

Here is an issue of the illegal immigrant/globalization argument that hasn't even been brought up...It has surprised me that with the millions of illegals coming in from all over the world- especially Central and South America- that we haven't gotten hit yet.....

How FMD spreads

John Maday | Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Reports from Korea indicate farm workers and veterinarians introduced the pathogen and spread it from farm to farm, demonstrating the importance of biosecurity. An article this week in the Joongang Daily in South Korea says that based on genetic testing, investigators have concluded that an immigrant farm worker from China or Mongolia probably brought the Food and Mouth Disease virus into the country and introduced it to the farm at which he was employed.

From there, they suspect a veterinarian who treated animals on that farm spread FMD to several other operations.

Farmers gathering for emergency meetings over the outbreak also might have contributed to spread of the disease, according to the report.

Soon after the Korean government declared the outbreak contained in March of this year, a second outbreak occurred. The owner of that farm apparently had traveled to China and subsequently exposed his livestock to the disease.

The Joongang Daily article is available online.

 

[Big Muddy rancher]

Here is an issue of the illegal immigrant/globalization argument that hasn't even been brought up...It has surprised me that with the millions of illegals coming in from all over the world- especially Central and South America- that we haven't gotten hit yet.....

How FMD spreads

John Maday | Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Reports from Korea indicate farm workers and veterinarians introduced the pathogen and spread it from farm to farm, demonstrating the importance of biosecurity. An article this week in the Joongang Daily in South Korea says that based on genetic testing, investigators have concluded that an immigrant farm worker from China or Mongolia probably brought the Food and Mouth Disease virus into the country and introduced it to the farm at which he was employed.

From there, they suspect a veterinarian who treated animals on that farm spread FMD to several other operations.

Farmers gathering for emergency meetings over the outbreak also might have contributed to spread of the disease, according to the report.

Soon after the Korean government declared the outbreak contained in March of this year, a second outbreak occurred. The owner of that farm apparently had traveled to China and subsequently exposed his livestock to the disease.

The Joongang Daily article is available online.

Gee Arizona's law is a bio security issue relating to the well being of the cattle industry.

R-Calf better get on board.

 

[Anonymous]

Here is an issue of the illegal immigrant/globalization argument that hasn't even been brought up...It has surprised me that with the millions of illegals coming in from all over the world- especially Central and South America- that we haven't gotten hit yet.....

How FMD spreads John Maday | Tuesday, May 18, 2010 Reports from Korea indicate farm workers and veterinarians introduced the pathogen and spread it from farm to farm, demonstrating the importance of biosecurity. An article this week in the Joongang Daily in South Korea says that based on genetic testing, investigators have concluded that an immigrant farm worker from China or Mongolia probably brought the Food and Mouth Disease virus into the country and introduced it to the farm at which he was employed. From there, they suspect a veterinarian who treated animals on that farm spread FMD to several other operations. Farmers gathering for emergency meetings over the outbreak also might have contributed to spread of the disease, according to the report. Soon after the Korean government declared the outbreak contained in March of this year, a second outbreak occurred. The owner of that farm apparently had traveled to China and subsequently exposed his livestock to the disease. The Joongang Daily article is available online.

Gee Arizona's law is a bio security issue relating to the well being of the cattle industry. R-Calf better get on board.

They already have....

 

[hypocritexposer]

I thought just as many came across the Northern Border into the US, but that came from OT, so I'm not sure what to believe. :lol:

 

[Anonymous]

I thought just as many came across the Northern Border into the US, but that came from OT, so I'm not sure what to believe. :lol:

Show me where I said that Hypocrit......

 

[Big Muddy rancher]

Here is an issue of the illegal immigrant/globalization argument that hasn't even been brought up...It has surprised me that with the millions of illegals coming in from all over the world- especially Central and South America- that we haven't gotten hit yet.....

Gee Arizona's law is a bio security issue relating to the well being of the cattle industry. R-Calf better get on board.

They already have....

So are you for R-Calf supporting Arizona or against Arizona because it's Bush's fault? :???:

 

[Anonymous]

Gee Arizona's law is a bio security issue relating to the well being of the cattle industry. R-Calf better get on board.

They already have....

So are you for R-Calf supporting Arizona or against Arizona because it's Bush's fault? :???:

:???: :???: If you go back thru the archives you will find I have been one of the loudest proponents of the Federal goveernment securing our borders- ALL of them...And prosecuting to the fullest those caught hiring an illegal- or bringing in illegals or contraband of any type...I think it would be the quickest way to take care of a lot of the problem....

R-CALF United Stockgrowers of America


"Fighting for the U.S. Cattle Producer"



For Immediate Release Contact: Shae Dodson-Chambers, Communications Coordinator
May 12, 2010 ; Phone: 406-672-8969; e-mail: [email protected]



Group Supports 'Restore Our Border' Plan





Billings, Mont. – R-CALF USA fully supports an 18-point plan titled "Restore Our Border (ROB) Security Plan" created by the Arizona Cattle Growers' Association (ACGA) and Southern Arizona Ranchers that requests the "immediate attention and implementation by Local, State and Federal Authorities charged with securing our border with Mexico and the security of the citizens of Arizona."



According to ACGA, this report is the culmination of over 18 months of meetings, research, fact-finding and interviews regarding potential solutions to the current border crisis, and the basis for the report is to provide concrete actions which have been vetted as viable and needed along with measureable results regarding the implementation of these needed actions directly adjacent to the U.S./Mexico border.



The report states:

We call for the politicians and government officials to take the necessary steps to enforce our laws and protect our fellow Arizonans.
We must put the necessary manpower directly on the border to stop the foreign invasion.
We must give law enforcement and the judicial system the ability to enforce every immigration law.

"R-CALF USA fully supports the 'Restore Our Border Plan'," said R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard. "We implore both Congress and the Administration to act quickly and decisively to implement the ROB plan to protect U.S. ranch families along our southern border whose lives and property are continually threatened by drug trafficking and other unlawful border-crossing activities.



"Additionally, we encourage both our members and U.S. beef consumers to offer their endorsement of this plan that recognizes it is the responsibility of our government to protect U.S. ranch families whose lives and property are threatened by a foreign source," he added.



Persons who wish to offer their support for this plan can give their endorsement at http://www.azcattlemensassoc.org/rob-plan-endorsement-form.html.



# # #



R-CALF USA (Ranchers-Cattlemen Action Legal Fund, United Stockgrowers of America) is a national, non-profit organization dedicated to ensuring the continued profitability and viability of the U.S. cattle industry. R-CALF USA represents thousands of U.S. cattle producers on trade and marketing issues. Members are located across 47 states and are primarily cow/calf operators, cattle backgrounders, and/or feedlot owners. R-CALF USA directors and committee chairs are extremely active unpaid volunteers. R-CALF USA has dozens of affiliate organizations and various main-street businesses are associate members. For more information, visit www.r-calfusa.com or, call 406-252-2516.

 

[Big Muddy rancher]

They already have....

So are you for R-Calf supporting Arizona or against Arizona because it's Bush's fault? :???:

:???: :???: If you go back thru the archives you will find I have been one of the loudest proponents of the Federal goveernment securing our borders- ALL of them...And prosecuting to the fullest those caught hiring an illegal- or bringing in illegals or contraband of any type...I think it would be the quickest way to take care of a lot of the problem....

R-CALF United Stockgrowers of America


"Fighting for the U.S. Cattle Producer"



For Immediate Release Contact: Shae Dodson-Chambers, Communications Coordinator
May 12, 2010 ; Phone: 406-672-8969; e-mail: [email protected]



Group Supports 'Restore Our Border' Plan





Billings, Mont. – R-CALF USA fully supports an 18-point plan titled "Restore Our Border (ROB) Security Plan" created by the Arizona Cattle Growers' Association (ACGA) and Southern Arizona Ranchers that requests the "immediate attention and implementation by Local, State and Federal Authorities charged with securing our border with Mexico and the security of the citizens of Arizona."



According to ACGA, this report is the culmination of over 18 months of meetings, research, fact-finding and interviews regarding potential solutions to the current border crisis, and the basis for the report is to provide concrete actions which have been vetted as viable and needed along with measureable results regarding the implementation of these needed actions directly adjacent to the U.S./Mexico border.



The report states:

We call for the politicians and government officials to take the necessary steps to enforce our laws and protect our fellow Arizonans.
We must put the necessary manpower directly on the border to stop the foreign invasion.
We must give law enforcement and the judicial system the ability to enforce every immigration law.

"R-CALF USA fully supports the 'Restore Our Border Plan'," said R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard. "We implore both Congress and the Administration to act quickly and decisively to implement the ROB plan to protect U.S. ranch families along our southern border whose lives and property are continually threatened by drug trafficking and other unlawful border-crossing activities.



"Additionally, we encourage both our members and U.S. beef consumers to offer their endorsement of this plan that recognizes it is the responsibility of our government to protect U.S. ranch families whose lives and property are threatened by a foreign source," he added.



Persons who wish to offer their support for this plan can give their endorsement at http://www.azcattlemensassoc.org/rob-plan-endorsement-form.html.



# # #



R-CALF USA (Ranchers-Cattlemen Action Legal Fund, United Stockgrowers of America) is a national, non-profit organization dedicated to ensuring the continued profitability and viability of the U.S. cattle industry. R-CALF USA represents thousands of U.S. cattle producers on trade and marketing issues. Members are located across 47 states and are primarily cow/calf operators, cattle backgrounders, and/or feedlot owners. R-CALF USA directors and committee chairs are extremely active unpaid volunteers. R-CALF USA has dozens of affiliate organizations and various main-street businesses are associate members. For more information, visit www.r-calfusa.com or, call 406-252-2516.

So you agree Obama is failing to protect your southern border?

 

[Anonymous]

So are you for R-Calf supporting Arizona or against Arizona because it's Bush's fault? :???:

:???: :???: If you go back thru the archives you will find I have been one of the loudest proponents of the Federal goveernment securing our borders- ALL of them...And prosecuting to the fullest those caught hiring an illegal- or bringing in illegals or contraband of any type...I think it would be the quickest way to take care of a lot of the problem....

R-CALF United Stockgrowers of America


"Fighting for the U.S. Cattle Producer"



For Immediate Release Contact: Shae Dodson-Chambers, Communications Coordinator
May 12, 2010 ; Phone: 406-672-8969; e-mail: [email protected]



Group Supports 'Restore Our Border' Plan





Billings, Mont. – R-CALF USA fully supports an 18-point plan titled "Restore Our Border (ROB) Security Plan" created by the Arizona Cattle Growers' Association (ACGA) and Southern Arizona Ranchers that requests the "immediate attention and implementation by Local, State and Federal Authorities charged with securing our border with Mexico and the security of the citizens of Arizona."



According to ACGA, this report is the culmination of over 18 months of meetings, research, fact-finding and interviews regarding potential solutions to the current border crisis, and the basis for the report is to provide concrete actions which have been vetted as viable and needed along with measureable results regarding the implementation of these needed actions directly adjacent to the U.S./Mexico border.



The report states:

We call for the politicians and government officials to take the necessary steps to enforce our laws and protect our fellow Arizonans.
We must put the necessary manpower directly on the border to stop the foreign invasion.
We must give law enforcement and the judicial system the ability to enforce every immigration law.

"R-CALF USA fully supports the 'Restore Our Border Plan'," said R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard. "We implore both Congress and the Administration to act quickly and decisively to implement the ROB plan to protect U.S. ranch families along our southern border whose lives and property are continually threatened by drug trafficking and other unlawful border-crossing activities.



"Additionally, we encourage both our members and U.S. beef consumers to offer their endorsement of this plan that recognizes it is the responsibility of our government to protect U.S. ranch families whose lives and property are threatened by a foreign source," he added.



Persons who wish to offer their support for this plan can give their endorsement at http://www.azcattlemensassoc.org/rob-plan-endorsement-form.html.



# # #



R-CALF USA (Ranchers-Cattlemen Action Legal Fund, United Stockgrowers of America) is a national, non-profit organization dedicated to ensuring the continued profitability and viability of the U.S. cattle industry. R-CALF USA represents thousands of U.S. cattle producers on trade and marketing issues. Members are located across 47 states and are primarily cow/calf operators, cattle backgrounders, and/or feedlot owners. R-CALF USA directors and committee chairs are extremely active unpaid volunteers. R-CALF USA has dozens of affiliate organizations and various main-street businesses are associate members. For more information, visit www.r-calfusa.com or, call 406-252-2516.

So you agree Obama is failing to protect your southern border?

Yep- the same as every President for 40 years before him....That was a nonissue at election time because no-one running was going to do anything....And as long as the Fatcats that pump the politicans pockets full of money so they can get their cheap maid, poolboys, nannies, fencers, field hands, laborers, etc. etc.-- it won't change....Even the US Chamber of Commerce is in bed with the ACLU fighting to keep from being able to ID the illegals- and prsoecute those that knowingly hire them....

 

[redrobin]

investigators have concluded that an immigrant farm worker from China or Mongolia probably brought the Food and Mouth Disease virus into the country and introduced it to the farm at which he was employed.

Yep- the same as every President for 40 years before him....That was a nonissue at election time because no-one running was going to do anything....And as long as the Fatcats that pump the politicans pockets full of money so they can get their cheap maid, poolboys, nannies, fencers, field hands, laborers, etc. etc.-- it won't change....Even the US Chamber of Commerce is in bed with the ACLU fighting to keep from being able to ID the illegals- and prsoecute those that knowingly hire them....

Fool and mouth disease is alive and well in this country.

 

[Anonymous]

U.S. Bans Japan Beef Imports After Foot-And-Mouth Outbreak



By Fergus Maguire | Bloomberg | May 21, 2010



(Bloomberg) -- The U.S. banned beef from Japan after an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in the southern prefecture of Miyazaki.



Imports of boneless beef were banned in an import alert issued on April 21, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said in an e-mailed statement today. Japan shipped about $6 million worth of beef to the U.S. in 2009, Dow Jones reported today.



bloomberg.com

More FMD Outbreaks in Miyazaki



The Cattle Site | Friday, May 21, 2010



JAPAN - Fifty-five new outbreaks of foot and mouth disease (FMD) have been reported by the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE).



The Japanese veterinary authorities sent follow-up report No. 5 to the OIE on Wednesday, 19 May. According to the report, all fifty-five outbreaks occured in Miyazaki between 13 and 19 May.



A total of 76 cattle were found affected while 2682 showed signs of susceptibility to the disease. A total of 2682 cattle was destroyed.



In the case of swine, 31 animals were affected, while 36083 were found susceptible. All susceptible animals were destroyed.



thecattlesite.com

 

[flounder]

U.S. Bans Japan Beef Imports After Foot-And-Mouth Outbreak



By Fergus Maguire | Bloomberg | May 21, 2010



(Bloomberg) -- The U.S. banned beef from Japan after an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in the southern prefecture of Miyazaki.



Imports of boneless beef were banned in an import alert issued on April 21, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said in an e-mailed statement today. Japan shipped about $6 million worth of beef to the U.S. in 2009, Dow Jones reported today.



bloomberg.com

More FMD Outbreaks in Miyazaki



The Cattle Site | Friday, May 21, 2010



JAPAN - Fifty-five new outbreaks of foot and mouth disease (FMD) have been reported by the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE).



The Japanese veterinary authorities sent follow-up report No. 5 to the OIE on Wednesday, 19 May. According to the report, all fifty-five outbreaks occured in Miyazaki between 13 and 19 May.



A total of 76 cattle were found affected while 2682 showed signs of susceptibility to the disease. A total of 2682 cattle was destroyed.



In the case of swine, 31 animals were affected, while 36083 were found susceptible. All susceptible animals were destroyed.



thecattlesite.com

hey there OT, thought you and others might want to see this ;



FOOT & MOUTH DISEASE - JAPAN (12): (MIYAZAKI) UPDATE
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Date: Sat 22 May 2010 {Japan time]
Source: Japan's MAFF web-site, daily FMD press release [Trans.,
abridged, edited]
<http://www.maff.go.jp/j/press/syouan/douei/100522.html>


FMD situation as of 21 May 2010
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As of 21 May 2010, the number of outbreaks has risen to 171 holdings
(cases/outbreaks), involving a total of 133 011 animals, of which 17
370 are cattle, 115 636 pigs and 5 goats. The disease has spread to 2
new municipalities, namely Saito [where the pedigree Miyazaki
breeding bull is among the infected animals; see item 2 further] and Kijo.

Currently, there are 5 municipalities with active cases: Kawaminami
town, Takanabe town, Shintomi town, Saito city and Kijo (or Kijou or
Kijoh, official name is Kijo) town, all in the Central Area of the
Miyazaki prefecture. [Central area; yellow in the map at
<http://fc-miyazaki.com/english/access/index.html>].

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[2]
Date: Sat 22 May 2010 (Japan time)
Source: Kyodo News [edited]
<http://home.kyodo.co.jp/modules/fstStory/index.php?storyid=502304>


Stud bull confirmed infected with foot-and-mouth disease in Miyazaki
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One of 6 stud bulls that have been separated from other cattle after
the spread of foot-and-mouth disease [FMD] in Miyazaki Prefecture has
been confirmed infected with the disease, sources close to the issue
said Friday [21 May 2010].

The development is expected to deal a devastating blow to the
livestock industry in the western Japan prefecture because the bulls
are used to breed the prefecture's prized Miyazaki beef. The
prefectural government plans to slaughter the bull which tested
positive for the virus under gene examination.

Miyazaki government officials said they will decide within Saturday
whether to kill the remaining 5 pedigree breeding bulls.

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[The evacuation of the 6 pedigree Wagyu bulls from the Takanabe
breeding institute/AI centre has been reported in postings
20100515.1597, 20100517.1622.

Subscribers who read Japanese may wish to visit the detailed outbreak
map, including locations of control points and boundaries of the
declared infected zones, as updated on 18 May 2010, available at
<http://www.pref.miyazaki.lg.jp/parts/000140344.pdf>. -Mod.AS]

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[3]
Date: Sat 22 May 2010 [Japan time]
Source: Nikkei [edited]
<http://e.nikkei.com/e/fr/tnks/Nni20100521D21JFA22.htm>


Local Farmers Agree To Foot-and-Mouth Vaccination
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Municipalities in Miyazaki Prefecture hit by the outbreak of FMD have
agreed to get their cattle and pigs vaccinated from Saturday,
Miyazaki Gov. Hideo Higashikokubaru said on Friday [21 May 2010].

"We have obtained consent from local communities," he said.

The central government had decided earlier to vaccinate some 200 000
pigs and heads of cattle within a 10km radius of the affected area.
But some farmers objected to the compensation offered by the
government. The animals will all have to be destroyed, resulting in a
heavy burden on farmers, but the vaccinations are expected to help
contain the outbreak.

The prefecture has already received vaccines for 200 000 animals.

The central government will cover costs for feed and other expenses
until the animals are destroyed. Farmers will also receive
compensation based on the market price of the livestock.

In the Diet [Japan's National Assembly], the opposition Liberal
Democratic Party and the New Komeito party are preparing to submit a
no-confidence vote against Farm Minister Hirotaka Akamatsu for the
government's slow response to the outbreak. They will make a final
decision after hearing Akamatsu's explanation.

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[The progress of the Japanese epizootic is reminiscent of the 1st
stages of the 2001 FMD outbreak in the UK, including the political
and economical ramifications. However, in difference with the UK
situation, the disease is, so far, limited to one prefecture.
Hopefully, vaccination combined with strictly applied biosecurity
measures will prevent further spread.

From the published data, it is not clear if the authorities
consider, on top of their "vaccination to slaughter" policy (which
deserves discussion...), also preventive vaccination of selected
animals to be kept alive, such as vaccination of valuable breeding
stock, pedigree bulls and endangered species. It is worthwhile to
stress that FMD-vaccinated animals, and their products, are
absolutely fit for human consumption.

Japan's most recent follow-up report (No 5) was submitted to the OIE
on 19 May 2010; it includes the details of 55 (then) new outbreaks,
adding up to a total of 131 outbreaks since the start of the
outbreak, end March. The following data, pertaining to these 55
outbreaks, were included:
Species/ Susceptible/ Cases/ Deaths/ Destroyed/ Slaughtered
Swine/ 36 083/ 31/ 0/ 36 083/ 0
Cattle/ 2682/ 76/ 0/ 2682/ 0
Goats/ 4/ 0/ 0/ 4/ 0

The temporary epizootic's summary of the OIE, including an
interactive map showing the 131 outbreaks reported as of 19 May 2010,
is available at
<http://www.oie.int/wahis/public.php?page=single_report&pop=1&reportid=9252>
(zoom in). In the meantime, 40 additional outbreaks have occurred in
Miyazaki. - Mod.AS]

[see also:
Foot & mouth disease - Japan (11): (MZ) update, vaccination 20100519.1646
Foot & mouth disease - Japan (10): (MZ) update 20100517.1622
Foot & mouth disease - Japan (10): (MZ) update 20100517.1619
Foot & mouth disease - Japan (09): (MZ) update 20100515.1597
Foot & mouth disease - Japan (08): (MZ) update, genome sequence 20100514.1578
Foot & mouth disease - Japan (07): (MZ) update 20100513.1563
Foot & mouth disease - Japan (06): (MZ) update 20100511.1536
Foot & mouth disease - Japan (05): (MZ) update 20100509.1520
Foot & mouth disease - Japan (04): (MZ) serotype O, gene 20100507.1487
Foot & mouth disease - Mongolia: (DD) bovine, OIE 20100506.1474
Foot & mouth disease - Japan (03): (MZ) update 20100505.1463
Foot & mouth disease - Japan (02): (MZ) update, RFI 20100502.1429
Foot & mouth disease - Japan: (MZ) update 20100429.1392
Foot & mouth disease, bovine - Japan (03): (MZ) porcine, st. O,
OIE 20100428.1367
Foot & mouth disease, bovine - Japan (02): (MZ), serotype O 20100424.1330
Foot & mouth disease, bovine - S Korea (12): st O, mainland 20100424.1318
Foot & mouth disease, bovine - Japan: (MZ) OIE 20100420.1284
Foot & mouth disease, porcine - China (02): RFI 20100416.1237
Foot & mouth disease, porcine - China: (GS), serotype O 20100330.0997
Foot & mouth disease - China: susp. RFI 20100318.0866
Foot & mouth disease, swine - China: (GD), OIE 20100302.0693
2000
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Foot & mouth disease - Japan: OIE report 20000520.0793]
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FOOT & MOUTH DISEASE - BRAZIL: VACCINATION ACTIVITIES
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Date: Fri 21 May 2010
Source: MercoPress [edited]
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Growing concern in Uruguay with Brazilian delay in FMD vaccination timetable
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Uruguay is concerned that in neighbouring Rio Grande do Sul, one of
Brazil's breadbaskets and famous for livestock breeding, the
vaccination campaign against foot-and-mouth disease remains
disturbingly delayed. With 10 days left for the end of the
vaccination period "only 20 percent of livestock has been immunized",
according to official sources from Porto Alegre.

Uruguayan sanitary officials are closely monitoring the Brazilian
situation and data from the compulsory vaccination campaign since the
north of Uruguay is exposed to Rio Grande do Sul livestock given the
porosity of the border, which has no major geographical barriers and
is an extension of South America's rolling plains.

Both Uruguay and the [Brazilian] state of Rio Grande do Sul are
considered free of FMD with vaccination by the World Organization for
Animal Health, a FAO dependency, which awards the crucial
certification to access the strictest markets.

Top quality beef is one of Uruguay's main export items. Brazil is
among the world's leading exporters of different meats (beef, pork,
and chicken).

Rio Grande Do Sul agriculture secretary has called on cattle breeders
to speed up the vaccination rate against FMD, because so far "only 20
percent of livestock has been immunized", although admitting that the
main problem is with small farmers who have rodeos [herds with] less
than 50 head. Agriculture secretary, Gelmar Tiebohl, according to
Porto Alegre's Zero Hora daily has recalled that the vaccination
period will be over by [31 May 2010] with no extension of the period planned.

Zero Hora reports there have been unexpected difficulties with the
distribution and the free vaccines are not arriving on time to the
small farmers. Apparently of the 4 million doses distributed free of
cost by the provincial government only 241 000 are recorded as having
effectively been used. The information covers 392 municipal areas
with information from another 104 still missing.

"The creation of 'immunity windows' is the main alarming consequence
of the delay in vaccinating cattle in a given period of time" pointed
out Rio Grande do Sul Agriculture Livestock health director Bernardo
Todeschini.

Meantime in Uruguay over 50 percent of the rodeo [national herd] to
be immunized has already been vaccinated according to local
authorities. The vaccination period ends [31 May 2010]. During this
period all cattle less than 2 years, estimated in 6 million head,
have to be inoculated for which 6.5 million FMD doses have been
distributed. Besides the May period, in February every year the whole
national rodeo (over 12 million head) is vaccinated and in the
November period all calves born in the previous 12 months.

Uruguay is particularly concerned because in 2002 it lost its
condition of FMD [freedom] without vaccination when a highly volatile
virus spread over from Argentina. Similarly in several states of
Brazil the disease is recurrently endemic and threatens the whole
Mercosur area because many small farmers do not bother to vaccinate
or don't have the means to do so.

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[This would seem to be a disaster waiting to happen. Latterly I have
been hearing of chaotic situations in various states, specifically in
rural Sao Paulo and Santa Catarina. A few years ago Brazil was a
leading force in the effort to eradicate FMD from South America. - Mod.MHJ]

[An administrative map of Brazil is available at
<http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/americas/brazil.jpg>. - Sr.Tech.Ed.MJ]

[see also:
2007
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Foot & Mouth Disease, bovine -Brazil (MS) 20070217.0600
2006
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Foot & mouth disease, bovine - Brazil (MS) (02) 20060425.1205
Foot & mouth disease, bovine - Brazil (MS) 20060421.1169
Foot & mouth disease, bovine - Brazil (07): MS, PR 20060226.0631
Foot & mouth disease, bovine - Brazil (06): MS, PR 20060210.0439
Foot & mouth disease, bovine - Brazil (05): PR, MS, OIE 20060125.0241
Foot & mouth disease, bovine - Brazil (04): PR 20060118.0171
Foot & mouth disease, bovine - Brazil (03): PR & MS 20060114.0137
Foot & mouth disease, bovine - Brazil (02): PR 20060113.0128
Foot & mouth disease, bovine - Brazil: PR, RFI 20060112.0114
and older items in the archives back to 3 Jan 1996]
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FOOT & MOUTH DISEASE - SOUTH KOREA (04): ORIGIN, REQUEST FOR INFORMATION
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Date: Mon 17 May 2010
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A farm owner who had traveled to China appears to be responsible for
the spread of foot-and-mouth [FMD] last month [April 2010], which led
to the culling of some 50 000 animals.

The state-run National Veterinary Research & Quarantine Service
(NVRQS) said on Monday [17 May 2010] that a 48-year-old rancher from
Ganghwa Island seems to have carried in the highly contagious disease.

"We learned that [he] had travelled to China in early March 2010 and
returned home without undertaking proper quarantine measures," NVRQS
official Lee Sang-jin said.

"FMD was 1st detected at the rancher's ranch on Ganghwa Island, where
9 out of 177 cattle came down with the fatal virus, which eventually
spread to other areas."

The rancher is not legally liable for the initiation of the outbreak,
but his compensation for the destruction of the 177 cattle is reduced
in order to discourage trips to countries where the disease is common.

Since the outbreak was 1st reported on 8 Apr 2010 at his farm in
Ganghwa, 60 km west of Seoul, there have been 11 more cases in
various scattered locations in Gyeonggi and South Chungcheong provinces.

In order to prevent the spread of the disease, around 50 000 animals
were destroyed within a 3-km radius of the outbreaks. Yet, the
disease has yet to be contained.

"If there are no new cases next week, we can heave a sigh of relief.
But we should remember the virus can be brought over anytime from
neighboring countries," Lee said. "As the disease is common in
northeast Asian countries, we cannot be complacent. We plan to make
every effort to bring it under control." For example, over 85 000
animals have been culled in Japan this year [2010] due to the
disease, of which outbreaks have already reached 3 digits.

When FMD [serotype A] was found at a farm in January 2010 in [S.
Korean] Gyeonggi province, the damage was relatively small. The
state-backed agency said that a migrant worker appears to have been the cause.

FMD affects cloven-hoofed animals, mostly domesticated ones,
including cattle, goats, pigs, deer and sheep. The problem is that
vaccination is difficult as the virus seamlessly evolves and mutates.

It is widely believed not to affect humans, though this fact is
disputed. In Korea, there have been no reports of anyone suffering from it.

"We strongly recommend ranchers or farmers not to travel to northeast
Asian countries for the time being. We cannot lawfully force them,
but if they do not follow our recommendation, they can face financial
losses when it comes to culling animals," Lee said.

[Byline: Kim Tae-gyu]

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[Since the S. Korean and Chinese FMDV serotype O strains are of a
similar genoype, and in view of the coincidence of the outbreak
starting on a farm owned by a person returning from China, where the
disease was reported earlier this year (2010), the above speculation
is plausible. However, the infected animals were, reportedly, cattle,
a species known to get infected by the respiratory route (compared to
pigs, mostly infected by the digestive route); more details of the
epidemiological investigation are anticipated.

The FMD virus is known to be extremely contagious; it can be
transmitted on fomites including clothing, footwear, vehicles etc.
Virus stability increases at lower temperatures. It was reported to
survive on bran and hay for more than 3 months in a laboratory. It
can also remain viable for approximately 2 months on wool at 4 C,
with significantly decreased survival when the temperature increases
to 18 C (64 F), and for 2 to 3 months in bovine feces. Organic
material protects the virus from drying and enhances its survival on
fomites. Virus survival is also enhanced when FMDV is protected from
sunlight. FMDV is inactivated at pH below 6.5 or above 11. This virus
can persist in meat and other animal products when the pH remains
above 6.0, but it is inactivated by acidification of muscles during
rigor mortis. It can survive for long periods in chilled or frozen
lymph nodes or bone marrow.

In humans, FMDV may be carried in the nasal passages for a period of
time, though some observations put this route in doubt, since the
virus was not transmitted by people when personal hygiene and
biosecurity protocols were followed.

For additional information, see
<http://www.cfsph.iastate.edu/Factsheets/pdfs/foot_and_mouth_disease.pdf>.
- Mod.AS]

[see also:
Foot & mouth disease - S Korea (03): (GN) update 20100508.1499
Foot & mouth disease - S. Korea (02): update, control 20100503.1441
Foot & mouth disease - S Korea: update, serotype O, genotyping 20100501.1416
Foot & mouth disease, bovine - South Korea (09): porcine 20100429.1394
Foot & mouth disease, bovine - S Korea (12): st O, mainland 20100424.1318
Foot & mouth disease, bovine - S Korea (11): serotype O, update 20100417.1245
Foot & mouth disease, bovine - S Korea (10): serotype O, update 20100414.1205
Foot & mouth disease, bovine - S Korea (09): conf, serotype O, OIE
20100410.1168
Foot & mouth disease, bovine - South Korea (08): susp. RFI 20100408.1140]
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FOOT & MOUTH DISEASE - CHINA (06): (HONG KONG) OIE, SEROTYPE O, SEA TOPOTYPE
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Date: Tue 18 May 2010
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Information received on 18 May 2010 from Dr Thomas Sit, Assistant
Director, Inspection & Quarantine, Agriculture, Fisheries and
Conservation Department, Cheung Sha Wan, Hong Kong (P.R. China)

Summary

Report type: Immediate notification
Start date: 5 Feb 2010
Date of 1st confirmation of the event: 10 Feb 2010
Report date: 18 May 2010
Date submitted to OIE: 18 May 2010
Reason for notification: New strain of a listed disease
Manifestation of disease: Clinical disease
Causal agent: Foot and mouth disease virus (SEA topotype)
Serotype: O
Nature of diagnosis: Clinical, Laboratory (basic), Laboratory
(advanced), Necropsy
This event pertains to the whole country

New outbreaks
Outbreak 1: New Territories, HONG KONG
Date of start of the outbreak: 5 Feb 2010
Outbreak status: Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unit: Farm
Affected animals
Species / Susceptible / Cases / Deaths / Destroyed / Slaughtered
Swine / 2132 / 1240 / 1 / 0 / 0

Summary of outbreaks
Total outbreaks: 1
Outbreak statistics
Species / Apparent morbidity rate / Apparent mortality rate /
Apparent case fatality rate / Proportion susceptible animals lost*
Swine / 58.16 percent / 0.05 percent / 0.08 percent / 0.05 percent

* Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction
and/or slaughter

Epidemiology
Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection: Unknown or inconclusive

Epidemiological comments: Historically, the serotype prevalent in
Hong Kong has been and continues to be serotype O. Regarding the last
cases, the Pirbright laboratory reported the topotype as being
Cathay. However, the results that returned at the end of March 2010
from Pirbright indicated that the topotype had changed from Cathay to
Southeast Asia topotype on their phylogenetic chart, which is
considered as a variation in the strain and appropriate to be
reported to the OIE.

Note by the OIE Animal Health Information Department: This is a
summary for 3 outbreaks. Details for the other 2 outbreaks will be
provided in the follow-up report.

Control measures
Measures applied: Movement control inside the country, Disinfection
of infected premises/establishment(s), No vaccination, Treatment of
affected animals (symptomatic treatment)

Measures to be applied: No other measures

Diagnostic test results
1. Laboratory name and type: Tai Lung Veterinary Laboratory (National
laboratory)
Tests and results:
Species / Test / Test date / Result
Swine / enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) / 11 Feb 2010 / Positive
Swine / polymerase chain reaction (PCR) / 10 Feb 2010 / Positive

2. Laboratory name and type: Institute for Animal Health (OIE's
Reference Laboratory)
Tests and results:
Species / Test / Test date / Result
Swine / enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) / 24 Mar 2010 / Positive
Swine / nucleotide sequencing / 24 Mar 2010 / Positive
Swine / reverse transcription - polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) /
24 Mar 2010 / Positive

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[Though the FMD morbidity rate is as high in pigs as in other
susceptible animal species, their disease is usually of low clinical
significance; in particular, the case-fatality rate (at least, in
adult animals) is extremely low (0.05 percent in the current event,
according to the above notification). It is thus not surprising that
little attention was initially paid to the 2010 serotype O cases in
Hong Kong, a priori regarded of endemic nature. Luckily, samples were
dispatched, leading to their genotyping in Pirbright, which revealed
the change in the disease agent, justifying an official immediate
notification. As already published, the HK, S. Korean, and Japanese
isolates have all been found genetically closely related; see
<http://www.wrlfmd.org/fmd_genotyping/far_east_2010.htm>.

Animal disease information from HK has been internationally available
for decades, including the continuous submission of samples to the
WRLFMD at Pirbright. Fortunately, this transparent policy is being
continued also after the relinquishment of British control in 1997,
when China regained sovereignty. Under the "One Country, Two Systems"
policy, HK has a high degree of autonomy. The HK government,
financially independent from the Government of the People's Republic
of China, oversees the affairs of Hong Kong.

Unfortunately, not a single sample has -- to the best of our
knowledge -- reached, so far, the WRLFMD from mainland China, in
spite of the virus spreading to at least 7 provinces with serious
clinical effects, particularly in cattle, and clear economical
consequences. The HK isolates serve as the world's sentinels for
China's current FMD epizootic. - Mod.AS]

[see also:
Foot & mouth disease - Mongolia: (DD) bovine, OIE 20100506.1474
Foot & mouth disease - China (04): (XJ) porcine, OIE 20100504.1445
Foot & mouth disease - S Korea: update, serotype O, genotyping 20100501.1416
Foot & mouth disease - China (02): update, serotype O, genotyping 20100430.1407
Foot & mouth disease, porcine - China (02): RFI 20100416.1237
Foot & mouth disease - China (02): (GS), serotype O, small ruminants
20100413.1197
Foot & mouth disease, bovine - S Korea (12): st O, mainland 20100424.1318
Foot & mouth disease, bovine - Japan: (MZ) OIE 20100420.1284
Foot & mouth disease, bovine - S Korea (11): serotype O, update 20100417.1245
Foot & mouth disease, porcine - China: susp. RFI 20100411.1174
Foot & mouth disease, porcine, bovine - China: (JX) serotype O, OIE
20100409.1148
Foot & mouth disease, bovine - China (04): (SX), serotype O 20100403.1072
Foot & mouth disease, porcine - China: (GS), serotype O 20100330.0997
Undiagnosed disease, porcine - China: RFI 20100322.0912
Foot & mouth disease, swine - China: (GD), OIE 20100302.0693
Foot & mouth disease - China: susp. RFI 20100318.0866
2007
----
Foot & mouth disease - China (Hong Kong) 20070117.0224
2005
----
Foot & mouth disease, ruminants and pigs - Hong Kong 20050323.0842
2003
----
Foot & mouth disease - China (Hong Kong) 20030228.0501
2001
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Foot & mouth disease - China (Hong Kong) 20010301.0408]
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[Anonymous]

Canadian producers also recognize the need for border vigilance and biosecurity....

…





Livestock Producers Urged to Guard Against Risk of Foot-and-Mouth Disease



Jurgen Preugschas - Canadian Pork Council

Farmscape for May 21, 2010 (Episode 3431)

Canada



In response to foot-and-mouth disease outbreaks in Japan, South Korea and Hong Kong, livestock producers are being urged to step up vigilance and ensure measures are implemented to keep the disease from reaching Canadian farms.



Foot-and-mouth is a highly contagious viral disease that affects cloven-hoofed animals, including pigs, cattle, water buffalo, sheep and goats as well as antelope, bison and other wild bovids and deer.



Foot-and-mouth disease does not affect humans and mortality rates in livestock are generally low but its economic impact is severe resulting from loss of production, the expense of eradication and the interference with movement of livestock and livestock products between countries.



Canadian Pork Council president Jurgen Preugschas says it's essential that livestock producers adhere to stringent biosecurity protocols.





Clip-Jurgen Preugschas-Canadian Pork Council:

It's absolutely critical, anyone who has been in contact with animals in one of those countries that they do not come in contact with livestock here and that they make absolutely sure that they have biosecurity in place in their barns where you remove any clothing and footwear and leave that on the dirty side if you will and then you put on clean barn cloths once you're inside so you don't have that contact and minimize the risk of if someone has it on their cloths of it actually causing any damage.



The key is that we don't want to alarm people here.



This is just normal procedure for us.



It's just an opportunity for every farmer to re-look at their biosecurity and to keep doing the things well that you've been doing all along.





Preugschas says, if we were to get a disease like foot-and-mouth, our borders would instantly be closed for all exports which would be economically devastating.



For Farmscape.Ca, I'm Bruce Cochrane.

*Farmscape is a presentation of Sask Pork and Manitoba Pork Council

Wonderworks Canada

farmscape.com

 

[Big Muddy rancher]

Canadian producers also recognize the need for border vigilance and biosecurity....

…





Livestock Producers Urged to Guard Against Risk of Foot-and-Mouth Disease



Jurgen Preugschas - Canadian Pork Council

Farmscape for May 21, 2010 (Episode 3431)

Canada



In response to foot-and-mouth disease outbreaks in Japan, South Korea and Hong Kong, livestock producers are being urged to step up vigilance and ensure measures are implemented to keep the disease from reaching Canadian farms.



Foot-and-mouth is a highly contagious viral disease that affects cloven-hoofed animals, including pigs, cattle, water buffalo, sheep and goats as well as antelope, bison and other wild bovids and deer.



Foot-and-mouth disease does not affect humans and mortality rates in livestock are generally low but its economic impact is severe resulting from loss of production, the expense of eradication and the interference with movement of livestock and livestock products between countries.



Canadian Pork Council president Jurgen Preugschas says it's essential that livestock producers adhere to stringent biosecurity protocols.





Clip-Jurgen Preugschas-Canadian Pork Council:

It's absolutely critical, anyone who has been in contact with animals in one of those countries that they do not come in contact with livestock here and that they make absolutely sure that they have biosecurity in place in their barns where you remove any clothing and footwear and leave that on the dirty side if you will and then you put on clean barn cloths once you're inside so you don't have that contact and minimize the risk of if someone has it on their cloths of it actually causing any damage.



The key is that we don't want to alarm people here.



This is just normal procedure for us.



It's just an opportunity for every farmer to re-look at their biosecurity and to keep doing the things well that you've been doing all along.





Preugschas says, if we were to get a disease like foot-and-mouth, our borders would instantly be closed for all exports which would be economically devastating.



For Farmscape.Ca, I'm Bruce Cochrane.

*Farmscape is a presentation of Sask Pork and Manitoba Pork Council

Wonderworks Canada

farmscape.com

Of course we do. We have a national ID in place to help out with the tracking. I saw a computer generated map of how foot and mouth could spread just from a team ropers horse in Texas step in some infected manure and travel north spreading east and west as they worked their way back to Alberta. Scary stuff. :shock:

 

[Anonymous]

Canadian producers also recognize the need for border vigilance and biosecurity....

…





Livestock Producers Urged to Guard Against Risk of Foot-and-Mouth Disease



Jurgen Preugschas - Canadian Pork Council

Farmscape for May 21, 2010 (Episode 3431)

Canada



In response to foot-and-mouth disease outbreaks in Japan, South Korea and Hong Kong, livestock producers are being urged to step up vigilance and ensure measures are implemented to keep the disease from reaching Canadian farms.



Foot-and-mouth is a highly contagious viral disease that affects cloven-hoofed animals, including pigs, cattle, water buffalo, sheep and goats as well as antelope, bison and other wild bovids and deer.



Foot-and-mouth disease does not affect humans and mortality rates in livestock are generally low but its economic impact is severe resulting from loss of production, the expense of eradication and the interference with movement of livestock and livestock products between countries.



Canadian Pork Council president Jurgen Preugschas says it's essential that livestock producers adhere to stringent biosecurity protocols.





Clip-Jurgen Preugschas-Canadian Pork Council:

It's absolutely critical, anyone who has been in contact with animals in one of those countries that they do not come in contact with livestock here and that they make absolutely sure that they have biosecurity in place in their barns where you remove any clothing and footwear and leave that on the dirty side if you will and then you put on clean barn cloths once you're inside so you don't have that contact and minimize the risk of if someone has it on their cloths of it actually causing any damage.



The key is that we don't want to alarm people here.



This is just normal procedure for us.



It's just an opportunity for every farmer to re-look at their biosecurity and to keep doing the things well that you've been doing all along.





Preugschas says, if we were to get a disease like foot-and-mouth, our borders would instantly be closed for all exports which would be economically devastating.



For Farmscape.Ca, I'm Bruce Cochrane.

*Farmscape is a presentation of Sask Pork and Manitoba Pork Council

Wonderworks Canada

farmscape.com

Of course we do. We have a national ID in place to help out with the tracking. I saw a computer generated map of how foot and mouth could spread just from a team ropers horse in Texas step in some infected manure and travel north spreading east and west as they worked their way back to Alberta. Scary stuff. :shock:

Where do you stick the national ID tag on that team roping horse?

 

[Big Muddy rancher]

Canadian producers also recognize the need for border vigilance and biosecurity....

Of course we do. We have a national ID in place to help out with the tracking. I saw a computer generated map of how foot and mouth could spread just from a team ropers horse in Texas step in some infected manure and travel north spreading east and west as they worked their way back to Alberta. Scary stuff. :shock:

Where do you stick the national ID tag on that team roping horse?

In the ear. :wink: It didn't just infect the horse it was just one or two steps in the chain of events.

Tell how did you ever solve a crime? :roll:

 

[Anonymous]

Of course we do. We have a national ID in place to help out with the tracking. I saw a computer generated map of how foot and mouth could spread just from a team ropers horse in Texas step in some infected manure and travel north spreading east and west as they worked their way back to Alberta. Scary stuff. :shock:

Where do you stick the national ID tag on that team roping horse?

In the ear. :wink: It didn't just infect the horse it was just one or two steps in the chain of events.

Tell how did you ever solve a crime? :roll:

Mandatory eartagging of a horse should be a crime..

 

[mrj]

Do non-cloven hoofed animals get FMD?

Yes, I know they can CARRY it by transporting the 'bug' on whatever sticks to a foot or even the hair, etc.

Just want to be sure whether or not they can actually be 'infected'.

mrj

 

[MoGal]

Well, lets see what cures FMD???? Here's just one article http://www.mindfully.org/Health/FMD-Homoepathy.htm

Foot and Mouth Disease and the use of Borax 30 A statement of the current position of the Homeopathic Medical Association [extract]

........It has been claimed that Borax 30 stimulates an immune response that results in the formation of antibodies. This is total misinformation.

Immunity to any infectious disease can only be conferred by an immune response generated by immunization (via a vaccine) or by previous infection, or by immunity based upon the genetic constitution of the individual.

Borax is an element known as Natrum boratum (NaB03), or Sodium borate. In homeopathic use Borax has a broad sphere of action, but it is its specific affinity for the epithelium of the mouth, coupled with its ability to cause vesicular eruption on the feet, that indicates its potential in the use of Foot and Mouth prevention. The late George Macleod clearly states that Borax is;

"... the chief non-biological prophylactic remedy in the control of Foot and Mouth disease. This has been well documented in various outbreaks and is of great value when used properly" (A Veterinary Materia Medica; G. Macleod, 1983)

The homeopathic use of Borax to prevent the spread of Foot and Mouth disease, does not confer immunity, but rather, it reduces susceptibility to infection. This is a subtle yet very important point, which is difficult to fully understand without basic knowledge of the principles of homeopathy.

According to homeopathic principles Borax cannot mask symptoms. A susceptible animal, when exposed to the virus, will manifest symptoms. An animal that is not susceptible, will remain unaffected by the influence of the virus.

The reasons why MAFF and the Government are discouraging the prophylactic use of Borax 30, is a matter of speculation, but doubtless has a political basis.

Livestock owners must decide for themselves if they wish to use Borax to help protect their animals. There seems nothing to lose and everything to gain from the use of this nonbiological prophylaxis. All animals are currently under quarantine conditions, or have their movements severely restricted. Once the epidemic is over, a simple blood test would reveal any animal that had acquired carrier status and appropriate action could then be taken.. Given the circumstances, that seems a small price to pay.

Borax 30 is available from most homeopathic pharmacies and is best given in liquid form. The recommended dose is 10 drops per 30 gallons of drinking water, given until risk of contagion has passed.

References;

Foot and Mouth disease; Office International des Epizootics, (2000).

Foot and Mouth disease; MAFF (2001)

Notifiable diseases; Special Issue of the State Veterinary Journal, Vol 5, No. 3, October 1995; MAFF UK, (1995).

A Veterinary Materia Medica; Macleod, G. The CW Daniel Company Ltd (1983).

Use of Homeopathic Drugs in the Treatment of Animal Diseases http://www.vetwork.org.uk/malabar1.htm

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Mrj: I read online last year that China has a severe problem with this in its population ...... I have no idea if its the same type or not.

 

[mrj]

But, what I'm curious about is does it occur in cloven hoofed animals only, or is it possible for a horse to get it?

BTW, the story about the problem in China doesn't state which species are affected, so am wondering if it is same as what we commonly hear: cattle, hogs, other cloven hoofed animals.

And, this seems far fetched, and maybe I have the name wrong, but isn't there a very contagious and painful, but quite harmless childhood infection of the mouth called either "Foot and Mouth ....or Hand and Mouth Disease? Sort of similar to Thrush?

Maybe that was an 'Old Grannies Tales' category and designed to get kids to brush their teeth more diligently.

If not for the veterinary references in the story, that would have been my guess as to the problems recorded, partly due to the references to Borax, since baking soda and salt disolved in water was supposedly of benefit in the 'human' version I've heard of. AGAIN, I don't know if it is a 'real' illness, or something else given that name locally many years ago.

mrj