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In reaction to a suspected case of foot-and-mouth disease in the region of lower Saxony of Germany, tighter controls have been imposed by the Czech authorities to prevent the possible spread of foot-and-mouth to the Czech Republic.
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Current AffairsCzechs disinfect British tourists as foot-and-mouth panic spreads
Europe is now gripped by panic over fears that the cattle disease
foot-and-mouth has spread from Great Britain to the continent. On Friday, as
suspected cases were reported in France and Belgium, the Czech authorities
decided to take action. All cars from Great Britain have to go through tight
security checks on the border, and at Prague's Ruzyne Airport two gates have
been specially reserved for British flights. Travelers arriving from Britain
are being asked to walk through special booths, where their clothing is
disinfected, and all food on board is taken to the Prague's Bulovka hospital
to be destroyed. The import of pigs, pasture animals and raw meat from
Britain has also been banned. On Monday morning, members of the Czech
Veterinary Authority met to discuss further measures, and shortly afterwards
spoke to the body's director, Josef Holesovsky.
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