Amman, The Ministry of Agriculture confirmed Monday denied there was an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in cattle farms in Dhlail in Zarqa Governorate.
Assistant Secretary-General of the Animal Resources Department at the ministry Ali Abu Nuqtah said that foot-and-mouth infections were found in only five farms, adding that cows have been vaccinated by the private sector and the Ministry.
He assured that the disease does not pose a threat to humans or cause death to animals, but it decreases the daily productivity of cows as a result of high temperature during the infection period.
The ministry, he said, is fully prepared to deal with such cases, adding that samples were sent to University of Science and Technology laboratories to determine infections and symptoms, if any.
He said veterinary quarantine and other precautions have been introduced, calling for not spreading false statements that would tarnish the reputation of local products.
Source: Jordan News Agency