iwips 2001 news article
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Foot and mouth disease - more information |
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Thursday 12 April 2001 |
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IWIPS Webmaster |
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We understand from colleagues in the US that you may be concerned about the 'foot and mouth disease' in the farming industry in the UK. The business community in the South East of the country is virtually unaffected since the problems are concentrated in rural areas many of hundreds of miles from this area. There has been one suspected case in this area due to contact with animals in the north. There have been no new cases anywhere near here and the disease appears to have been contained in this area. Overall, the government now believes the disease to have peaked. The Food Standards Agency has advised that although on very rare occasions humans in contact with infected animals might get the disease which results in influenza type symptoms, the disease has no implications for the human food chain and their have been no human cases in the recent outbreak. The stark pictures of burning have not been seen in this area. However the national media talks of little else in the same way that out news here was dominated by the USA election issues in Florida at the beginning of this year. Ironically the downturn in the tourist industry and a relatively low pound means there are some bargains in terms of accommodation. Further information
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