Foot and Mouth Scare in Uruguay
URUGUAY - Government officials in Uruguay, are investigation cattle in the north of the country, bearing the symptoms of foot-and- mouth-disease (FMD).

Foot and Mouth Policy Under Review
SCOTLAND, UK - Scotland's plan for handling foot and mouth outbreaks is to be reviewed, environment secretary Richard Lochhead has said.

Entebbe Butcheries Close After FMD Outbreak
ENTEBBE, UGANDA - Over 75 butchers and abattoirs in Entebbe have been closed following a quarantine put on all animals leaving and coming to Entebbe over threats of the foot and mouth cattle disease.

Philippines Internationally Accredited FMD Free
PHILIPPINES - The Philippines will soon break into the livestock export market as the country is about to be globally declared foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) free said Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap.

Uganda: Foot and Mouth Disease Hits Mukono
UGANDA - When his cow lost appetite, Fred Musa feared it had been bewitched. "I fed it with omululuza (a local herb)," he says. "But it died after four days." When news of his cow's death spread, a team of veterinary officers was dispatched to Njeru town...

Virtual Outbreak Model Follows FMD Tracks
AUSTRALIA - Researchers have completed the first stage of development work on a comprehensive model of the spread of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) in cattle to evaluate policy surrounding the management of FMD and other exotic diseases should an outbreak...

Brazil's Cross-Border Plan to Eradicate Foot-and-Mouth
BRAZIL - Despite being locked out of 56 per cent of the world’s beef importing counties because of foot-and-mouth disease – including the lucrative markets of South Korea and Japan – Brazil still accounts for 32 per cent of the world’s beef export. ...

Foot-and-Mouth Controls Relaxed
UK - Foot-and-mouth restrictions have been lifted in parts of Surrey.

Boost to Brazil's FMD-Free Status
BRAZIL - The World Animal Health Organisation (OIE) has recognised the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul as a foot-and-mouth disease free zone.

Amendment to Block Argentine Meat Moves On
US - A move to close US borders to the threat of foot and mouth disease from meat and livestock imports from Argentina has taken a step closer.

FMD Bill Passes Senate Committee
US - Last week, Senators Tim Johnson, D-S.D., and Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., introduced the Foot and Mouth Disease Protection Act of 2008 in the Senate.

FMD Fears Keep Argentinian Meat from US
WASHINGTON – National Farmers Union announced support for the Foot and Mouth Disease Prevention Act of 2008 introduced today by Sens. Tim Johnson, D-S.D. and Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., that would prevent imports of Argentinean meat products until the U.S. Department...

UK: Call for Major FMD Shake-up
UK - The Scottish and UK governments have been urged to renegotiate arrangements to prevent a repeat of the financial problems that emerged during last year's foot-and-mouth outbreak.

Glowing Report for Scottish Handling of FMD
SCOTLAND, UK - Quick and decisive action was taken by the Scottish Government to minimise the impact on livestock farmers during the Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) outbreaks last summer, according to a report published today.

FMD Test Differentiates Vaccinates And Infections
Researchers at Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization’s (CSIRO) animal health lab have developed a new test for foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) that involves no infectious viral material and can differentiate between infected...

Botswana: Government Suspends FMD Cattle Killings
BOTSWANA - Coordinator of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) in Okavango, Dr Moetapele Letshwenyo says that they have suspended their activities in the area until next month or August.

Colombia Declares Limited Foot and Mouth Emergency
COLOMBIA - The Colombian Agricultural Institute was cited as saying Colombia had declared a health emergency in the province of North Santander near the Venezuelan border on Thursday after 29 cows were found with foot and mouth disease.

Botswana: Government Kills Suspected FMD-Infected Cattle
BOTSWANA - Veterinary officers started killing cattle suspected to be infected with Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) yesterday in the Okavango area, amid complaints by farmers that the exercise will leave them impoverished.

MAF Biosecurity Endorses UK Animal Health Officials
UK - UK animal health officials have received a ringing endorsement from Barry O'Neil, deputy director general of MAF Biosecurity New Zealand and president of the World Organisation for Animal Health OIE.

USFoot-and-Mouth Plan Used Flawed Study
WASHINGTON — Congressional investigators were cited as concluding in findings obtained by The Associated Press that the Bush administration relied on a flawed study to conclude that research on a highly infectious animal disease could safely be moved...