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Foot-and-Mouth Disease Outbreak

Britain's epidemic led to the slaughter of millions of livestock and demonstrated vulnerabilities in agricultural disease control that shaped modern biosecurity policy.

When1967
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Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) or hoof-and-mouth disease (HMD) is an infectious and sometimes fatal viral disease that primarily affects even-toed ungulates, including domestic and wild bovids. The virus causes a high fever lasting two to six days, followed by blisters inside the mouth and near the hoof that may rupture and cause lameness.

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