A cow with symptoms of foot and mouth disease is contained in a field in 2001. Hundreds of cattle in Cambodia have been infected with foot-and-mouth disease since an outbreak began in late June, but most of the cows have since recovered, an official said.(AFP/File/Miguel Mendez)PHNOM PENH (AFP) - Hundreds of cattle in Cambodia have been infected with foot-and-mouth disease since an outbreak began in late June, but most of the cows have since recovered, an official said.
So far 1,000 cows have been infected but only 20 have died of the disease in northeastern Kartie province, Kao Phal, the animal health director at Cambodia's agriculture ministry.
Hundreds more cattle have been infected in eastern and northeastern parts of the country, he said.
"But most of the infected cows have recovered. Only a small number of them are still sick," Kao Phal told AFP.
"The situation is not so serious, but it has affected farming activities in some places," he said.
Animal health officials have instructed villagers in how to prevent the spread of the disease, he added.
Foot-and-mouth disease is a severe, highly contagious viral disease that affects all species of cloven-hoofed animals but is not usually fatal in fully grown animals.
Financial losses as a result of the disease can be significant both in direct losses due to deaths in young animals, loss of milk, loss of meat and a decrease in productive performance.
Cambodian farmers depend heavily on cows and buffaloes for their livelihoods.
So far 1,000 cows have been infected but only 20 have died of the disease in northeastern Kartie province, Kao Phal, the animal health director at Cambodia's agriculture ministry.
Hundreds more cattle have been infected in eastern and northeastern parts of the country, he said.
"But most of the infected cows have recovered. Only a small number of them are still sick," Kao Phal told AFP.
"The situation is not so serious, but it has affected farming activities in some places," he said.
Animal health officials have instructed villagers in how to prevent the spread of the disease, he added.
Foot-and-mouth disease is a severe, highly contagious viral disease that affects all species of cloven-hoofed animals but is not usually fatal in fully grown animals.
Financial losses as a result of the disease can be significant both in direct losses due to deaths in young animals, loss of milk, loss of meat and a decrease in productive performance.
Cambodian farmers depend heavily on cows and buffaloes for their livelihoods.
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