Foot and Mouth is Back

[almostnormal]

its also now official that several farm based advisory services are discontinuing site visits until such time as the outbreak is declared to be over. so far only two farms have been confirmed and all the stock from those has been culled. the exclusion zone and surveillence zone are likely to remain in effect for a few weeks, as foot and mouth has an incubation period of about 7days. i find it quite disturbing that the strain is the same as the one in the lab, and that the lab is now making the vaccinations.

i hope this one doesn't spread to a national epidemic, i'm not sure british livestock farming could survive another one.

i notice that the EU has been very quick to introduce a ban on UK meat...

[ron1863]

It's now said to have been spread by the laboratory workers themselves through poor hygiene practices - wearing the same shoes and clothing in the lab as well as out, taking the bacteria to their own homes. Sad if it's true.

[wyevilla]

Sad? It would be an absolute disgrace.

I used to work for the Agricultural & Food Research Council. It is inconceivable that security standards could have fallen so low.

This makes me so angry - especially if it turns out to have been preventable.

[Meles meles]

still never man's fault, heard a report on the radio today that a certain testing location frequently has a fox with in its grounds, and that the cause could be this.

[Dogghound]

Originally Posted by Meles meles

still never man's fault, heard a report on the radio today that a certain testing location frequently has a fox with in its grounds, and that the cause could be this.

Poor fox, im sure that wont be around much longer