Second case of foot-and-mouth disease confirmed in Britain

By DPA

London : Tests on a second farm in Britain have proved positive for foot-and-mouth disease, the government’s chief veterinary officer said Friday.


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Stroude Farm, where 800 pigs and 40 cattle have been killed as a precaution, is close to site of the latest outbreak, confirmed the authorities Wednesday.

Both farms are in the village of Egham in Surrey, in southern Britain, where a 15-km surveillance zone has been imposed.

Meanwhile, Scotland and Wales Friday lifted a ban on the movement of livestock, imposed for the whole of Britain.

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