WOAH recognizes all of Russia to be FMD-free
The status indicates full control of the disease and allows for safe trade in livestock products without threats to global epizootic stability.
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South Africa makes progress to contain foot and mouth disease
Minister of Agriculture, John Steenhuisen, has announced significant progress in South Africa’s battle against foot-and-mouth disease (FMD).
UK eases foot and mouth disease controls for Germany
Personal imports for travellers from the EU remain banned.
FAO urges awareness and action amid FMD outbreaks in Europe and Near East
Although FMD is endemic in the Near East, there has been a recent upsurge in outbreaks caused by an exotic serotype likely introduced from East Africa.
EU aid for farms affected by FMD in Brandenburg
European Commission pledges extraordinary market support measure.
Foot and mouth disease in Hungary: Preventive culling of pigs
Preventive culling of 9,888 pigs on a neighboring farm after detection of the fifth outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease.
Foot and mouth disease in Hungary moves southward
A fifth outbreak of the disease has been detected 60 km south of the last confirmed outbreak.
Germany is declared free of foot-and-mouth disease by WOAH
Germany is once again recognized as free of foot-and-mouth disease.
The Philippines inaugurates vaccine development center
Located at Central Luzon State University, the center is set to become the leading agency for the diagnosis, surveillance, research, and technology development related to transboundary animal diseases.
Foot and mouth disease: Regionalization update at the EU level
The new Decision identifies new protection and surveillance zones and additional restricted zones in Slovakia and Hungary, as well as additional surveillance zones and restricted zones in Austria.
Foot and mouth disease: New outbreaks and activation of the vaccine bank
Hungary has confirmed two new outbreaks of FMD and Slovakia confirms its fifth, bordering Austria and near the Czech Republic.
Maximum tension at the seams (and the heart) of the market
The pig price in Spain is well above the rest of the European countries. The reality is that this price is only possible at the expense of negative margins in the slaughterhouses.
Foot-and-mouth disease: the Commission establishes an additional restriction zone
The Member States have agreed to implement an additional restriction zone with a radius of at least 50 km around the outbreaks.
Austria takes action following the second foot-and-mouth disease outbreak in Hungary.
Austria extends its surveillance zone after an FMD outbreak on a Hungarian dairy cattle farm with 3,000 animals near the Austrian border.
Hungary reports a second outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease near Austria
The restriction zone established around this second outbreak, which involves more than 3,000 dairy cattle, covers a small part of Austrian territory.
UK: Foot and Mouth disease controls amended in Germany
Import ban amended following outbreak of foot and mouth disease in Germany.