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Xinjiang reports foot-and-mouth disease outbreak

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-01-16 01:41
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BEIJING: The Ministry of Agriculture on Friday said foot-and-mouth disease involving 28 cattle hit Korla city in northwestern China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region.

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The outbreak was first reported on December 30, 2009 in Xiniga township and confirmed by the National Foot-and-Mouth Disease Reference Laboratory on Tuesday.

A total of 37 cattle were culled, including the 28 affected and those in the same herding, said a statement from the Ministry.

The disease was under control now, the statement said.

Foot-and-mouth disease is a highly contagious and sometimes fatal epidemic that can affect cloven-hoofed animals including cattle, pigs, sheep and goats.
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