India’s neighboring country China has tightened border control. Also, vaccine production has been increased. Apart from this, they have started killing their own cattle. The reason for this is the small scale spread of foot and mouth disease in the north-western region.

Chinese officials say that this is a foreign disease. The Agriculture Ministry said that it has started killing animals and disinfecting the affected areas. This step has been taken when 6,229 cattle have fallen victim to this disease in Gansu province and Uyghur area of ​​Xinjiang.

A disease called SAT-1 serotype has been found in China, its origin is in the area of ​​South Africa.

According to news agency Reuters, this is the first time that a disease called SAT-1 serotype has been found in China. It is generally found in South Africa. The vaccine available in China is not capable of providing protection against this disease. Since the year 2025, SAT-1 has left Africa and reached parts of the Middle East, West Asia and South Asia. Officials say that this disease has come to China through the northwest border. This border line connects to Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Russia and other countries.

Apart from this, border states like Xinjiang and Gansu have been instructed to increase their patrolling and prevent the disease from entering the country through smuggling or illegal transport activity. Experts Rosa Wang of JC Intelligence Company of Shanghai say that this disease spreading at this time has become a threat to a large area. It is very important to control this.

This disease spreads rapidly, mortality rate is more than 50 percent.

It has been said from China that this disease called serotype spreads rapidly. This affects production. Small animals easily fall prey to it. The mortality rate of this disease is more than 50 percent. It spreads through direct contact. Apart from this, there is a risk of infection spreading through air. China said that emergency trials of two vaccines have been approved to eliminate this disease. These vaccines will be available in the market within a month. China is similarly facing losses in the livestock sector. This includes problems like falling meat prices, excess production, and weak market demand. Now there is a danger of falling prices of cattle.

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