More foot-and-mouth cases detected
By Lee Hyo-sik A cattle farm in Yecheon, North Gyeongsang Province, was found to have been infected with the deadly foot-and-mouth disease Monday, the first outbreak outside Andong where the disease was first reported early last week. Confirmation of this has put the provincial government and state quarantine agencies on the highest alert as it has become more likely the highly contagious virus will spread throughout the province and possibly beyond. Three suspected foot-and-mouth disease cases reported in Yeongju and Daegu have tested negative. But another farm in Cheongdo, about 100 kilometers away from the epicenter, has reported suspected signs of the virus on its livestock and is awaiting laboratory test results. According to the North Gyeongsang Provincial Government, a livestock farm in Yecheon, some 21 kilometers southwest of Andong, was confirmed to be infected with the animal disease. Over 200 cows within a 500 meter radius of the infected farm were destroyed and buried underground to stem the spread of the virus to other regions. The first outbreak outside A