올해 첫 구제역 발생... 안성 양성면 한우농장서도 구제역 의심 신고<br /><br />On Monday, South Korea's agriculture ministry confirmed an outbreak of foot and mouth disease in Anseong.<br />There's another report coming in of a suspected outbreak of that virus.<br />The government is taking preventive measure to try and halt the spread.<br />Seo Bo-bin gets us up to speed with the developments. <br />Another suspected outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease was reported at a cow farm in Anseong, Gyeonggi-do Province on Tuesday, just a day after the government had confirmed the outbreak of the disease in the area. <br />The owner of the cow farm reported a suspected outbreak after seeing three or four of the 97 cows on the farm showing symptoms of the disease. <br />Local authorities have been putting quarantine measures in place in Anseong after the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs confirmed the first outbreak at a dairy farm on Monday. <br />The ministry has culled 120 cows at the farm where the disease broke out.<br />There is also a 24-hour lockdown in place on all farm animals within three kilometers of the affected farm, which will continue until 8:30 PM Tuesday. The lockdown applies to 89 farms and affects about 5,000 animals in total. <br />The ministry says at least 1.4 million cows and pigs in the neighboring areas will be vaccinated as well. <br />With the Lunar New Year coming up, the ministry claimed it needs to take strong preventive measures to stop the disease from getting out of control. <br />Seo Bo-bin, Arirang News. <br />
