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China reports new foot-and-mouth outbreak
Beijing (AFP) Jul 28, 2006 China reported on Friday a fresh outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease, with 54 head of cattle affected in the nation's northwestern Qinghai province. Cattle at a farm in Qinghai's Haixi Mongolian region began showing symptoms of the illness last week and they were diagnosed with foot-and-mouth disease on Thursday, the agriculture ministry said on its website. A total of 98 cattle were culled following the outbreak, while local agriculture officials quarantined and disinfected the farms and the surrounding area, it said. There have been at least three other outbreaks in Qinghai this year of foot-and-mouth, a severe and highly contagious viral disease affecting cattle, pigs, sheep and other livestock. It is not usually fatal but causes losses in the production of meat and milk. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links China News from SinoDaily.com
Illegal trade in wild animals, plants beaten only by arms and drugs: China meet
Beijing (AFP) Jul 28, 2006 The illegal trade in wild animals and plants is now so massive that in terms of turnover it is beaten only by the global trade in drugs and arms, said a statement issued in Beijing Friday. |
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