Ten months after the outbreak, FMD was declared extinct in Britain
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Last Update: 2002-01-15
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Introduction: Beijing, Jan 15, chinanews: Britain announced on 14th that ten months after the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease, this terrible Livestock Infectious disease has disappeared in the country The UK's Department of environment, food and Rural Affairs said the last suspected area, Northumberland, in northeastern England, would be confirmed as an epidemic free area by midnight Since the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease was found near London in February last year, 2030 cases have been confirmed in the UK, the last of which was on September 30 last year To prevent the spread of the disease, more than 4 million sick animals, including 3.3 million sheep, were slaughtered in the UK Foot and mouth disease is a highly infectious disease that causes muscle wasting in cloven hoofed animals such as cattle, sheep and pigs Although it is not fatal to livestock or human beings, it will seriously affect the livestock trade of a country.
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