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Posted on March 21, 2025
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Slovakia has reported its first foot-and-mouth disease cases in 50 years, affecting three farms. The disease impacts cloven-hoofed animals and could lead to trade restrictions.
(Reuters) -Slovakia has detected cases of foot-and-mouth disease at three farms in the southern part of the country, Agriculture Minister Richard Takac was cited as saying by news website Dennik N and other media on Friday.
The infections are the first in half a century, and come after neighbouring Hungary reported cases earlier in March.
Foot-and-mouth disease poses no danger to humans but causes fever and mouth blisters in cloven-hoofed ruminants such as cattle, swine, sheep and goats, and outbreaks often lead to trade restrictions.
(Reporting by Jason Hovet in PragueEditing by Tomasz Janowski)
The main topic is Slovakia's first reported cases of foot-and-mouth disease in 50 years, affecting local farms.
Foot-and-mouth disease is a viral disease affecting cloven-hoofed animals, causing fever and blisters, but it poses no risk to humans.
Outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease often lead to trade restrictions to prevent the spread of the virus.
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