Foot-and-mouth disease confirmed at farm in Hungary

Hungary now joins Germany in losing its foot-and-mouth disease free status

Chris Brayford
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Robert Neill, NFU Scotland vice-president, said: "We have not seen foot-and-mouth disease in Scotland since 2001 but those who lived through that period of time cannot forget the devastation and toll it took on farming communities. We do not wish to see that ever occurring again."
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Robert Neill, NFU Scotland vice-president, said: "We have not seen foot-and-mouth disease in Scotland since 2001 but those who lived through that period of time cannot forget the devastation and toll it took on farming communities. We do not wish to see that ever occurring again."

Foot-and-mouth disease has been confirmed at a cattle farm in Hungary, making it the second country to identify the virus in just under two months. Hungary's National Food Chain Safety Authority announced...

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