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Foot and Mouth Disease

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Posted by Philip Kirkham on August 4, 2007 at 4:37 AM
Once again, this terrible disease has hit our shores, so this concerns all who regularly visit the countryside. Let us hope that this outbreak is a lot less severe than the last.
Best wishes
Phil
Posted by Mark Fellowes on August 4, 2007 at 4:51 AM
I completely agree Philip - I live in the surveillance zone and I am relieved at the speed of the response. The Institute for Animal Health is just around the corner, where they do the testing, and they simply couldn't have completed the tests any faster. It will be important to find out which serotype of FMD it is - this can affect rate of spread, and we can only hope that there are no more cases. Even if there are, it's pretty clear that hard lessons were learned from the last outbreak, and that DEFRA's response will be much more effective this time around.
Best wishes
Mark