Brown says sorry for compounding farmers' 'torture.'

Article Abstract:

UK Minister of Agriculture Nick Brown has been forced to apologize for issuing a misleading statement about plans to slaughter animals in order to eliminate foot-and-mouth disease. He has emphasized that cattle will be killed only of they show symptoms of foot-and-mouth.

Care and treatment

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'First human case of foot-and-mouth.'

Article Abstract:

A slaughterman working with infected animals in west Cumbria, England, is believed to have contracted foot-and-mouth disease. If confirmed, this would be only the second recorded case of human foot-and-mouth in the UK.

Disease transmission

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From stately homes to zoos, survival has come at a painful cost

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The outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in the UK has had a severe impact on a wide range of businesses. The Longleat estate was closed for two months, at a cost of at least 50,000 pounds sterling, while Anglesey Sea Zoo is suffering serious financial problems.

Economic aspects

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