EU statement on FMD outbreak in Netherlands
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Last Update: 2001-03-27
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Source: Internet
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Author: User
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A spokesman for the European Union told reporters that four cattle in the eastern part of the Netherlands were infected with foot-and-mouth disease The Netherlands has a ban on all livestock in the country, and the European Union has a ban on all livestock and meat exports in the Netherlands to prevent the spread of the disease in Europe It is also possible in the Middle East and Argentina 435 such cases have been reported in the UK France was first together two weeks ago The case in the Netherlands has nothing to do with livestock in the UK or France On Sunday, the Netherlands accepted the European Union's export ban and slaughtered a lot of livestock after the British case, which they said was difficult to control A spokesman for the Netherlands said they were already trying to control the situation, but unfortunately it seemed that they would not succeed The EU hopes that the disease will not spread again A spokeswoman for the European Union said they regretted making such a decision, but they still have a responsibility to do so The high infection rate of foot-and-mouth disease has greatly reduced the number of cloven hoofed livestock Cattle, sheep, pigs and horses all belong to this category Although foot-and-mouth disease is generally harmless to the human body, it is easy to spread through travelers, or even a gust of wind In fact, many farmers have been suffering from BSE China feed industry information network wzh (author:)
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