Android application that provides information on the foot and mouth disease in Korea

Abstract

The foot and mouth disease is one of the most infectious diseases among artiodactyla. This occurred in and caused great damage to Korea in 2010. The effect was spread all over the country since it was not dealt with effectively at the early stages of the outbreak. Thus, this study aims to develop an application with the menu items such as the outbreak areas, and symptoms, and prompt reports of the foot and mouth disease so that stock farmers can download it through Smartphone and tablet PC web markets. The developed application enables stock farmers to get realtime information on the foot and mouth disease anywhere anytime, and to cope with this disease promptly when it occurs around their farming areas. It is expected that this application will be of help in preventing the foot and mouth disease from spreading further.