29 h. ago What is foot and mouth disease? The outbreak that has closed borders in Europe

Foot and mouth disease – usually referred to by its acronym FMD – is the most feared livestock disease in the world

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3 d. ago British tourists face tough new travel rules as government bids to stop spread of disease that's sweeping through Europe

Strict new travel restrictions have been put in place by the government in an attempt to stop the spread of foot-and-mouth disease.

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3 d. ago Travellers arriving in Great Britain face import ban on EU meat and dairy

Government introduces measure to prevent spread of foot-and-mouth disease after rise in cases across EuropeTourists from Great Britain who travel to the continent to satisfy their epicurean desires for cured meats and fragrant cheeses will be frustrated in their attempts to bring home some of their favourite foods after a ban on meat and dairy imports from EU countries came into force this weekend.From Saturday, holidaymakers will no longer be able to bring meat from cattle, sheep, goats or pigs, or dairy products, from EU countries into Great Britain for personal use, in a move aimed at preventing the spread of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) after a rise in cases across Europe. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Fears over virus prompt European countries to shut borders as 'biological attack' concerns rise

Livestock are being slaughtered by the thousands in Hungary after the first outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in more than 50 years.

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4 d. ago Full list of food items you can no longer bring into UK amid virus outbreak

It comes amid an outbreak of foot and mouth disease in Europe

Science

4 d. ago Travel warning as UK issues ban amid 'highly contagious virus' outbreak in Europe

Hungary has been hit by a foot and mouth disease crisis with EU countries hit

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4 d. ago Terrifying virus shuts Europe borders with fears it may be 'biological attack'

Foot and mouth disease - which hasn't been detected in Hungary for over half a century - has broken out in the country, forcing neighbouring Austria and Slovakia to shut their borders

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