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title: "Foot-and-Mouth Disease Outbreak"
year: 1967
country: "United Kingdom"
canonical: "https://recap.at/1967/foot-mouth-disease-1967"
slug: "foot-mouth-disease-1967"
recapType: "global_event"
startDate: "1967-01-01"
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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.

## Summary

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.

## Sources

- [Foot-and-mouth disease outbreaks](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foot-and-mouth_disease) - Wikipedia

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