The UK will announce on New Year's Eve that foot and mouth disease will be completely eradicated

Introduction: in the days of saying goodbye to the old and ushering in the new, Britain is determined to wash away the haze in its heart and get rid of the foot-and-mouth disease that has hit agriculture hard and dragged down the economy The British government said on December 27 that they are waiting for the results of livestock tests in the last four counties, and may announce the good news on New Year's Eve: the complete elimination of foot-and-mouth disease in the UK Farmers in Britain are optimistic about the end of foot-and-mouth disease, the Daily Telegraph reported Ben gill, President of the British farmers association, said: "this will be a milestone and will greatly boost morale We have been fighting foot-and-mouth disease for a long time, and we are going to win We will soon be able to return to our former status, to our reputation that has not been tarnished by foot-and-mouth disease, and to get rid of the restrictive policies that cost us dearly, which give us hope We had a hard year in purgatory Now, we pray that everything will be better in the new year " 5zk however, it is only the beginning to announce the eradication of FMD in four counties, namely, Cumbria, NATO, Durham and Northumberland The UK government will also continue to conduct blood tests on livestock in severe areas of the country until it is convinced that foot-and-mouth disease will be completely eliminated 5zk but government officials say it may not be until the OIE review in May next year that import restrictions on UK meat will be completely lifted, and the final decision will not be made until the OIE meeting in mid June At present, the UK has resumed exports of some animal products to EU countries, and its beef exports will resume in February next year 5zk