# Strange virus attacks cattle in Quang Nam border

> Foot-and-mouth disease was detected in cattle in the border districts of Tay Giang and Quang Nam in Vietnam, with local authorities declaring an epidemic and setting up control zones. Officials identified serotype A as the cause and began zoning and vaccination. The article says the disease has spread more widely across the country.

- Date: 2018-12-16 · published 2018-12-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Vietnam · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/61528-strange-virus-attacks-cattle-in-quang-nam-border
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Foot-and-mouth disease in Vietnamese cattle can cut local herd numbers and beef supply, adding to regional protein tightness and possibly lifting demand for imported beef.

## Read by commodity

- LCATTLE: neutral

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| LCATTLE | 2017-08-16 | [New World Screwworm Still a Threat \| Ohio BEEF Cattle Letter](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69399-new-world-screwworm-still-a-threat-ohio-beef-cattle-letter.md) | -3.9% | -6.2% |
| LCATTLE | 2017-07-19 | [July \| 2017 \| Ohio BEEF Cattle Letter \| Page 2](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69919-july-2017-ohio-beef-cattle-letter-page-2.md) | -0.9% | -4.0% |
| LCATTLE | 2022-02-25 | [Australian biosecurity working to protect cattle from lumpy skin disease - Beef Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42656-australian-biosecurity-working-to-protect-cattle-from-lumpy-skin-disease-beef.md) | -0.5% | -1.5% |

## Sources

- scienceinfo.net: https://scienceinfo.net/strange-virus-attacks-cattle-in-quang-nam-border.html

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