Implement Quarantine Measures against Foot-and-mouth Disease
Implement Quarantine Measures against Foot-and-mouth Disease
Total 11 occurrences since 2000
Division
Occurrence Period
Occurrence No. Case
Occurrence Region
Serotype
① 2000
3.24~4.15 (23 days)
15 cases (15 cows)
3 provinces 6 cities and counties
Type O
② 2002
5.2~6.23 (53 days)
16 cases (1 cow and 15 pigs)
2 provinces 4 cities and counties
Type O
‘2010
③ January (Pocheon)
1.2~1.29 (29 days)
6 cases (6 cows)
1 province 2 cities and counties
Type A
④ April (Ganghwa)
4.8~5.6 (29 days)
11 cases (7 cows and 4 pigs)
4 provinces 4 cities and counties
Type O
⑤ November (Andong)
11.28~‘11.4.21 (145 days)
153 cases (97 cows, 55 pigs and 1 goat)
11 cities and provinces 75 cities and counties
Type O
2014
⑥ July (Uiseong)
7.23~8.6 (15 days)
3 cases (3 pigs)
2 provinces 3 cities and counties
Type O
⑦ December (Jincheon)
12.3~‘15.4.28 (147 days)
185 cases (180 pigs and 5 cows)
7 cities and provinces 3 cities and counties
Type O
⑧ 2016
1.11~3.29 (45 days)
21 cases (21 pigs)
2 provinces 6 cities and counties
Type O
⑨ 2017
2.5~2.13 (9 days)
9 cases (9 cows)
3 provinces 3 cities and counties
Types O and A
⑩ 2018
3.26~4.1 (7 days)
2 cases (2 pigs)
1 province 1 city or county
Type A
⑪ 2019
1.28~1.31 (4 days)
3 incidents (3 cows)
2 provinces 2 cities or counties
Type O
Implementation of Quarantine Measures against Foot-and-mouth Disease (Major Duties)
(Response to Occurrence of Foot-and-mouth Disease) Effectively prevent spreading and dispersion of foot-and-mouth disease virus through prompt quarantine measures such as restriction of movement, emergency vaccination and slaughtering, etc.
(Management of Poor Quarantine Farms) Improve quarantine capacity and awareness of farms with poor quarantine control such as farms with low antibody positive rate, senior farmers, small farms and consigned breeding sites by performing quarantine inspection and antibody testing
(Foot-and-mouth Disease Vaccine Management) Secure supply and demand of vaccines used at farms through import and distribution management and promote localization of vaccines
(Simultaneous Vaccination for Foot-and-mouth Disease) Through regular simultaneous vaccination for nationwide cows and goats in every April and October, prevent entities omitted from vaccination
(Simulated Quarantine Training) Simulate an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease and carry out 3-stage training (computer training → field training → evaluation) to foster prompt response ability
(Quarantine Education) Carry out practical education programs such as circulating education, audio-visual training materials and field visits to improve awareness and capacity of farms and animal quarantine officers to quarantine control
(Global Quarantine Cooperation) Promote global cooperation in animal quarantine sector through international activities such as OIE and FAO and regular symposium jointly held by Korea, China and Japan
Related Regulations
Act on the Prevention of Contagious Animal Diseases
Quarantine method against foot-and-mouth disease
Notification on preventive vaccination, clinical test and certificate of foot-and-mouth disease
Emergency Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for foot-and-mouth disease
Measures against foot-and-mouth disease by crisis stage