Feb 12 2007 | China, Peoples Republic of | FMD Outbreak in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region 
Highlight: On January 31, 2007, China's Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) notified FAS Beijing of a report confirming an outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD), Asian 1 strain, on January 27, 2007 in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. This is China's first reported outbreak of FMD in 2007. This report, which the MOA's Chief Veterinary Officer also reported to the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE), is an unofficial translation of the MOA notification.

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