Number of FMD cases in Hungary and Slovakia grows

The sixth case of the disease occurred in close proximity to the first four affected farms near Dunajská Streda. Thus, the contagion continues to be found in two regions. The owner of the last farm affected is no longer worried about the spread of the disease to his other farms because he did not move animals between them. After four days without a new case, the sixth farm in Slovakia was added on Friday, where they confirmed the infection [...]

There is a farm with approximately 900 bulls in the village.

Number of FMD cases in Hungary and Slovakia grows

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A new outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease has been confirmed on a farm outside the village of Jurová in the Dunajská Streda district. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MPRV) of the Slovak Republic reported this on social media. According to the Exata Group company, to whose portfolio the farm belongs, it concerns a breeding farm of approximately 870 bulls. Foot-and-mouth disease has so far been confirmed in five cattle farms in t…

Employees of the Roads and Highways Directorate (ŘSD) have started milling two disinfection pits at the Břeclav-Brodské border crossing on the D2 near Lanžhot. This is the only crossing in South Moravia through which all trucks over 3.5 tons transporting animals, animal products and feed can pass from midnight. This is a measure aimed at preventing the introduction of foot-and-mouth disease into the Czech Republic.

Foot-and-mouth disease has not appeared in Serbia so far.