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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Justin Spike

Foot-and-mouth disease outbreak leads to border closures in Europe

A firefighter sprays a truck with disinfectant to try to prevent the spread of a the highly infectious foot-and-mouth disease from Slovakia at the border in Lanzhot, Czech Republic, Friday, April 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek) - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Central Europe is grappling with an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease among cattle, prompting border closures and the culling of thousands of animals.

The highly contagious virus was first detected in early March on a Hungarian cattle farm.

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