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03 March 2017

Ecuador Reports Five Bluetongue Outbreaks in Various Regions
ECUADOR - The country's veterinary authorities have reported five new outbreaks of Bluetongue in five regions across different locations....

02 June 2015

Ecuador Granted Foot and Mouth Disease Free Status
ECUADOR – The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) has reclassified mainland Ecuador as FMD free "with vaccination" and "without vaccination" for the Galapagos islands....

21 April 2014

Ecuador Opens Market Access for US Beef, Offal
ECUADOR - Importers are opening import permit requests for US beef and offal shipments. US-origin tenderloin, sirloin, and rib-eye cuts evidence the best prospects for the Ecuadorian market; there is also good potential for US hamburger patties. ...

30 May 2013

Almost Two Years Without FMD
ECUADOR – Successful vaccinations have meant no foot and mouth disease has appeared for 22 months....

29 May 2013

First Round Of FMD Vaccinations Announced For Ecuador
ECUADOR – The Ecuadorian Agency for Quality Assurance and the Ministry of Agriculture jointly initiated the first round of foot and mouth disease vaccinations on Monday....

09 July 2012

Three Million Cattle Vaccinated for FMD in Ecuador
ECUADOR - The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock has vaccinated over three million cattle for foot and mouth disease (FMD) over the last month. ...

24 April 2012

Government Strengthens FMD Control
ECUADOR - The Ecuadorian Agency for Quality Assurance, under the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Aquaculture and Fisheries, has acquired four mobile campers to strengthen road checkpoints as part of its Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) control programme. ...

23 March 2012

Ecuador to Buy 10 Million Doses of FMD Vaccines
ECUADOR - Ecuador plans to purchase 10 million doses of foot and mouth disease (FMD) vaccinations for livestock this year....

25 June 2009

Ecuador Confirms 48 cases of FMD
ECUADOR - The Ecuadorian government on Tuesday confirmed 48 cases of foot-and-mouth disease in domestic animals, which prompted neighboring Colombia and Peru to take preventive measures on their meat imports....