Foot and mouth disease: latest situation
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If you suspect foot and mouth disease in your animals, you must report it immediately by calling:
Foot and mouth disease (FMD) affects cloven-hoofed animals including:
Livestock keepers must be vigilant to signs of disease and practise good biosecurity.
There are currently no cases in the UK, but there have been confirmed cases in:
The last outbreak in the UK was in 2007.
Bringing food into Great Britain for personal use
You must not bring meat or dairy products from certain animals (including cows, sheep, pigs and goats) into Great Britain for personal use, if those goods are from:
There are restrictions on commercially importing certain products due to FMD. The restrictions apply to:
Restrictions also apply to the following products from FMD-susceptible animals:
The risk of FMD entering the UK is currently assessed as low.
Find details of the evidence that supported the decisions on this risk level in APHA’s outbreak assessments:
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