“These animals should be vaccinated immediately and as a priority before the rest, because we cannot obtain these animals from elsewhere. We cannot import them or even import semen.”Two academics from ...

The culling of animals which have contracted foot and mouth disease is “necessary”, veterinary services department spokeswoman Sotiria Georgiadou said on Thursday.Speaking at a press conference, she ...

Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife warns foot-and-mouth disease is disrupting conservation work and community programmes at KZN reserves.

Livestock farmers in the Larnaca district on Wednesday staged a protest against the ongoing culling of animals in the aftermath of an outbreak of foot and mouth disease in the area in recent weeks.The ...

Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], March 16 (ANI): The Government of Gujarat has launched an intensive statewide vaccination campaign to control the spread of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD), reinforcing its ...

The virus spreads through airborne particles and droplets, direct contact between infected and uninfected animals and indirectly via humans.

A total of 38 incidences of foot and mouth disease have been detected since the start of the outbreak of the disease in ...

One of the Kent farmers who had to watch his livestock be culled during the 2001 foot and mouth crisis has shared his memories of the epidemic.

Pointing at a calf lying motionless in a green field in South Africa's Eastern Cape province, farmer Igsahn Felix let out a ...

Livestock farmers are taking legal action to allow private sector involvement in the production and administration of foot-and-mouth disease vaccines, arguing that state control is hindering their ...