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Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 07-11-07
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[01] EU EXPERT - FMD
[01] EU EXPERT - FMD
European Union specialist on animal disease Alberto Ladomada has said
that all data collected so far indicates that foot and mouth disease
(FMD) virus type O is present in Cyprus, noting that available data
does not indicate a major spread of the disease. Ladomada was speaking
after a meeting at the Veterinary Services offices in Larnaca, presided
over by Minister of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment
Photis Photiou, with the participation of other experts.
Ladomada said ``today we have reviewed the situation together with the
veterinary authorities of Cyprus and we have looked into all the data
that has been gathered by the laboratory here in Cyprus and by the
community laboratory in Pirbright that indicate that foot and mouth
disease virus type O is present in Cyprus.`` ``There are three sets of
results that indicate that. We have also discussed how to continue to
carry out surveillance in the area of Dromolaxia. There are a lot of
activities ongoing here just to ensure that the disease can be
controlled as quickly as possible,`` he added.
He said ``the data that is available so far does not indicate a major
spread of disease so far and this should induce us to be very vigorous
in the quick implementation of disease control measures so that foot
and mouth disease can be eradicated as quickly as possible.`` Replying
to questions, Ladomada said ``we still do not know precisely if there
is any relationship between what is happening here in Cyprus and what
has happened in countries in the region like Egypt, it is too early to
say that, so we cannot assume that there is any relationship between
the foot and mouth in Egypt and what is happening in Cyprus.``
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