BEIJING (Reuters) - China’s Ministry of Agriculture reported on Thursday 37 pigs on a farm in the southern Guangdong province had been killed after contracting the O-type strain of foot-and-mouth disease. The ministry said that all pigs on the farm have been killed and the outbreak is under control. South Korea reported an outbreak of the disease in February but downgraded the disease alert status in March from the maximum level. Reporting by Meng Meng and Beijing Monitoring Desk; Editing by David Goodman
Around 37 pigs have been culled in the southern part of China's Guangdong province after contracting the O-type strain of foot-and-mouth disease. The disease has killed more than 100 people and infected thousands since it was first detected last year.