Pigs at local farms in South Korea have tested positive for foot-and-mouth disease, Seoul's Ministry of Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries said Monday.
A suspected outbreak was reported on Sunday at two pig farms in Andong, North Gyeongsang Province.
The affected farms raise 5,500 and 3,500 pigs, respectively, the ministry said, adding suspected animals have been quarantined.
South Korea's last outbreak of the disease was reported in January, which was also its first since 2002. The country, however, was cleared free of the disease on Sept. 27 by the World Organization for Animal Health.
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