Pyeongtaek Takes Full Measures to Prevent Spread of Foot-and-Mouth Disease

Pyeongtaek City announced on the 27th that it culled 1,237 pigs from a single pig farm in Yanggyo-ri, Oseong-myeon on the 24th as a preventive measure against foot-and-mouth disease, and is taking full measures to prevent the spread of the disease.

The city identified a vehicle that had visited a farm in Yeongcheon, North Gyeongsang Province, which tested positive for foot-and-mouth disease, and is proceeding with culling as a means of preventing the spread of the disease.

Additionally, the city is implementing movement restrictions and other management measures for four farms within 500 meters of the culled farm, and is taking measures to prevent leachate and odor at the burial site in Oseong-myeon by spreading sawdust and deodorant.

In response to the spread of foot-and-mouth disease to northern Gyeonggi Province, the city has expanded its quarantine control posts from the existing two locations at Cheongbuk IC entrance and Galpeong intersection to four locations including near Songtan IC and National Route 38 in Yong-dong, taking full measures to prevent the spread of foot-and-mouth disease.

The city is also maintaining a 24-hour quarantine situation room emergency system, conducting daily disinfection of livestock-concentrated areas using five disinfection special vehicles, and has supplied emergency quarantine supplies such as quicklime and disinfectants to livestock farms.

A city official stated, “In response to the spread of foot-and-mouth disease in northern Gyeonggi Province and other areas, we are taking full measures including operating quarantine control posts and maintaining 24-hour situation rooms to prevent the inflow of foot-and-mouth disease into our city.”