Philippinesw-New foot and mouth import restrictions.

PHILIPPINES-FOOT-AND-MOUTH IMPORT RESTRICTIONS IMPOSED.

Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap issued the ban after the Office International des Epizooties (OIE) or World Animal Health Organization confirmed the outbreaks.

In Lebanon, FMD was detected in a dairy cattle farm in the province of Kamed El-Iouz, and in Taiwan, the disease affected swine farms in the Maoliao township, Yun-Lin and Beidou town in Chang-hua.