FMD could easily spread if corpses were moved, and there are not enough incineration facilities, so virtually all slaughtered hogs must be buried on the spot, which raises concerns about pollution of ground water.
口蹄疫病毒很容易在運送過程中散佈，目前國內的焚化設備也不完善，幾乎都是就地掩埋，將引發汙染地下水的疑慮。