Turkey initiates vaccination drive on livestock to tackle foot-and-mouth disease
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Turkey has launched an emergency vaccination campaign against a newly detected SAT-1 strain of foot-and-mouth disease in livestock. The Agriculture and Forestry Ministry is distributing 4.5 million vaccine doses nationwide at no cost through veterinarians. Livestock markets are currently closed but will reopen based on the outbreak's status. This strain reportedly spread from cross-border animal movements and is the first of its kind in Turkey. Bülent Tunç, from a meat producers association, reassured the public, stating, "Rumors about rising meat prices due to market closures are unfounded."

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