Oroklini cancels Green Monday event due to foot and mouth outbreak
An event which was set to take place in the Larnaca district village of Oroklini to celebrate Green Monday was cancelled on Sunday due to an outbreak of foot and ...
Foot-and-mouth outbreak triggers quarantine and mass culling in Larnaca
Authorities have placed large swathes of the Larnaca district under strict quarantine after veterinary services confirmed that the epicentre of a foot-and-mouth disease outbreak lies in Oroklini, with linked infections ...
First foot-and-mouth case detected in Republic, farm sealed off
A case of foot-and-mouth disease has been confirmed within the government-controlled areas of Cyprus, after veterinary authorities on Friday detected the disease at a cow-breeding unit in Livadia, in the ...
Authorities lack info over spreading of foot-and-mouth disease in the north
The Republic’s authorities have not been briefed on the latest developments regarding the spread of foot-and-mouth disease in the north, veterinary services director Christodoulos Pipis said on Saturday.
“We ...
Commission sends half a million foot-and-mouth vaccines for north
The veterinary services received half a million vaccines against foot and mouth disease SAT1, provided by the European Commission to help tackle the virus in the north, it was made ...
Commission steps up support for foot and mouth in north
Five hundred thousand foot-and-mouth disease vaccines from the European antigen bank will be given to the Turkish Cypriot community to help it fight the disease, the European Commission said on ...
‘Vigilance continues over foot-and-mouth disease cases’
Authorities remain on high alert three weeks after foot-and-mouth disease was detected in Lapathos in Famagusta district, said veterinary services head, Christodoulos Pipis.
Speaking to state broadcaster CyBC, Pipis said ...
65,000 foot and mouth vaccines completed in north
Preventive measures are crucial to avoid the further spread of foot and mouth disease, which has recently been detected in cattle the north, agricultural organisation Panagrotikos said on Monday.
“The ...
Cyprus steps up foot-and-mouth disease controls at crossing points
Cyprus has introduced intensified measures to contain an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in the north, including disinfection of vehicles at crossing points into the government-controlled areas.
The decision was made ...
Over 45,000 animals vaccinated against foot and mouth in north
A total of 45,214 cattle in 403 units were vaccinated against foot-and-mouth disease between December 19 and 27, the ‘veterinary services’ in the north said on Sunday.
According to Turkish Cypriot media, vaccinations have ...
Australia blocks halloumi shipments over foot-and-mouth outbreak
Australia has suspended imports of dairy products from Cyprus after removing the country from its list of territories considered free from foot-and-mouth disease, citing reports of an outbreak in the ...
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EU experts in Cyprus to investigate north’s foot-and-mouth disease outbreak
Four experts from the EU Commission’s veterinary emergency team have arrived in Cyprus to investigate the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in two livestock units in the north, the veterinary ...
Foot-and-mouth measures introduced at crossing points
Precautionary disinfection measures have been introduced at the Pergamos and Strovilia crossing points to reduce the risk of a potential outbreak of the foot-and-mouth disease after cases were reported in ...
Foot-and-mouth outbreak detected near Famagusta
An outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease has been detected on a farm in the Famagusta district village of Ayios Sergios, the Cyprus Turkish veterinarians’ association said on Monday.
It explained that ...