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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.
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.
