BRAZIL FMD OUTBREAK – OIE LATEST UPDATE
October 1st, 2005
BY KEITH NUTHALLTHE OFFICE International des Épizooties (OIE), the world animal health organisation, has reported fresh outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease in Brazil's Paraná state, next to key beef export state Mato Grosso do Sul, which has been stricken with the illness. Four Paraná farms reported outbreaks, with 4,171 cattle susceptible and liable to be destroyed.Quarantine and movement controls have been imposed in the state. Meanwhile, another case has been reported in Mato Grosso do Sul, in Eldorado district where the outbreak started - here 24 cattle ...
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