The government confirmed additional cases of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) Saturday at three pig farms in cities just outside of Seoul.
The three latest cases were confirmed at pig farms in Pyeongtaek, Yongin and Anseong, all in Gyeonggi Province, which surrounds the capital.
The additional cases now brought to 102 the number of confirmed FMD cases in the country that reported the first confirmed case in the latest outbreak on Nov. 29, according to Yonhap News Agency.
The first confirmed case was reported at two pig farms in Andong, a city located some 270 kilometers southeast of Seoul.
The Ministry of Food, Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry reported the disease has since spread to most parts of the country with over 1.2 million animals already destroyed or subject to culling as of Friday, Yonhap said.
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