New Cases of Foot-And-Mouth Disease in Germany; First Since 1988
German authorities reported at least three cases of Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) virus in water buffalo in Hoppegarten, just west of Berlin, on January 10. But up to 14 animals are potentially infected, a World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) report shows.
FMD is a “highly contagious viral disease of livestock that has a significant economic impact,” and it can affect cloven-hoofed animals, including cattle, sheep, goats, or pigs, according to the German Federal Research Institute for Animal Health (FLI)...
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