“That’s the reason restrictions have instantly been introduced in on animal merchandise from Germany to forestall an outbreak and we won’t hesitate so as to add extra nations to the listing if the illness spreads. We are going to proceed to maintain the state of affairs underneath evaluation working carefully with the German authorities.”
Foot-and-mouth illness is a extremely contagious viral illness of cattle, sheep, pigs and different cloven-hoofed animals, with signs together with sores and blisters on the ft, mouth and tongue.
The U.Okay.’s agricultural business was devastated by an outbreak of the illness in 2001, with over 2,000 farms affected and greater than 6 million animals slaughtered.
There are presently no reported circumstances of the illness within the U.Okay.
