#foot and mouth disease

Cyprus put a special national action plan into place on Tuesday and set up a 24-hour crisis management centre to fully coordinate efforts to contain the foot-and-mouth outbreak, which the ...

The Turkish Cypriots are to send a total of 20,000 doses of the foot and mouth disease vaccine to Larnaca, the north’s ‘agriculture minister’ Hüseyin Cavus said on Tuesday ...

Three experts from the European Commission are expected in Cyprus on Tuesday and Wednesday to help deal with the foot and mouth outbreak, while the culling of cows, sheep and ...

The government will support everyone impacted by the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease, President Nikos Christodoulides assured the public on Tuesday, adding that exports of halloumi and other dairy products were ...

Efforts are being made by the government to contain the foot-and-mouth disease outbreak and minimise the impact on the farmers themselves and the supply chain, deputy government spokesman Yiannis Antoniou ...

Farmers in Cyprus have expressed grave concern over the foot-and-mouth outbreak, which they said could seriously affect the sector and subsequently the production of halloumi, a position echoed by the ...

Cyprus has requested financial support and the immediate commencement of vaccinations to address the foot-and-mouth outbreak, with 500,000 vaccines earmarked for Cyprus expected to be sent on Tuesday. On Monday, Agriculture ...

More than 25 to 30 livestock units in Aradippou have been affected by the foot-and-mouth outbreak, with a similar number of farms scattered outside the area’s two designated livestock zones also ...

The involvement of the Pancyprian Veterinary Association and restrictions on hunters’ movements in affected areas were among a series of measures decided at a broad meeting held on Monday morning ...

A coordinating body headed by the director of the veterinary services has been established following a broad meeting of all competent authorities at the services’ headquarters in Nicosia, officials said ...

Preventive measures against foot-and-mouth disease are being stepped up at livestock units in Aradippou, Athienou, Livadia and Dromolaxia–Meneou, in a bid to contain the virus following confirmed cases at ...

Seven ‘green point’ rubbish tips in the Larnaca district have been closed until further notice amid an ongoing outbreak of foot and mouth disease, district governor Angelos Hadjicharalambous said on ...

The movement of animals and animal feed was banned nationwide by the veterinary services department on Sunday as it attempts to battle an outbreak of foot and mouth disease. “Within ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

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 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 ...