Foot-and-mouth situation stabilising, no new cases detected, vet chief says

The foot-and-mouth disease situation in Cyprus is stabilising and no new positive cases have emerged from checks carried out so far, Cyprus Veterinary Association president Demetris Epaminondas said on Saturday.

All samples taken from Limassol and the most recent samples from Nicosia tested negative, Epaminondas said. A countrywide surveillance campaign is now set to begin across all livestock units to check antibody levels from vaccines and determine whether the virus is present in areas not...