2001 United Kingdom foot-and-mouth outbreak

Quand

2001

Type

Épidémie

Coordonnées

52.34° N, 6.05° E

Description

Epidemic in 2001 in the UK

2001 epidemic in the UK

The outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in the United Kingdom in 2001 caused a crisis in British agriculture and tourism. This epizootic saw 2,000 cases of the disease on farms across most of the British countryside. Over 6 million cows and sheep were slaughtered on farms in an eventually successful attempt to halt the disease. Cumbria was the worst affected area of the country, with 893 cases.

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