O-type foot-and-mouth disease outbreak in Hubei Province has been controlled

According to the news on the 9th, an O-type foot-and-mouth disease outbreak occurred in Badong County, Enshi Prefecture, Hubei Province.

It is understood that on December 27, 2011, some pigs to be slaughtered in the Badong County Hengshi Meat Food Co., Ltd., Enshi Prefecture, Hubei Province had suspected foot-and-mouth disease symptoms, and 24 pigs were reported. On January 8, 2012, the national reference laboratory for foot-and-mouth disease was diagnosed with an O-type foot-and-mouth disease outbreak.

After the epidemic occurred, the Ministry of Agriculture dispatched a working group to the epidemic area to guide the plague. The local people's government adhered to the relevant emergency plans and technical specifications for prevention and control, and persisted in prevention, control and prevention of the disease according to law, and did a good job in the handling of the epidemic. Block the epidemic area, strengthen the disinfection and eradication of the source, and conduct monitoring and screening. All the 71 sick pigs and the same group of pigs were culled and detoxified. At present, the epidemic has been effectively controlled.