Cyprus Declared Free of Foot and Mouth Disease
CYPRUS - has been reinstated as a state free of foot and mouth disease (FMD), having eradicated the disease from its territory, after successfully dealing with the outbreaks recorded in 2007.
29 February 2008
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The United Kingdom and Cyprus have eradicated FMD from their territories after they successfully dealt with the limited number of outbreaks recorded in 2007,'' according to a European Commission press release.
It notes that, ''in 2007, the FMD-free status of the UK and Cyprus was suspended following the notification of outbreaks of FMD in the county of Surrey in Great Britain on August 4, 2007, and in the village of Dromolaxia in Cyprus on November 6, 2007, respectively. Both member states controlled and eradicated the disease on the basis of Council Directive 2003/85/EC on Community measures for the control of FMD,'' the Commission points out.
Source: CyprusMail
