Foot-and-mouth disease: no cases, but highest alert

The government has released reassuring news about the foot-and-mouth disease virus, but the fight against it is not over yet.

Litovel (Olomouc Region) - According to the Minister of Agriculture, Marek Výborný (KDU-ČSL), the possible introduction of highly contagious foot-and-mouth disease into farms in the Czech Republic would have unimaginable consequences not only for the affected farms, but also for the management of all domestic cattle breeders and the entire agricultural sector. Due to strict regulations, Czech farmers would have to stop exporting beef and milk ab…

Border controls are running stable, traffic jams have stayed out so far. 40 soldiers of the federal army support the surveillance.