- What will happen to the meat industry when the first
cases of Hoof and Mouth disease are discovered in America?
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- Those who say "it can't happen here" are not
paying attention to what's happening in the rest of the world.
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- Hoof and Mouth disease is a communicable viral disease
that affects cattle, pigs, sheep, goats, and deer. The disease is characterized
by fever and blisterlike lesions on the tongue and lips, mouth, teats,
and between the claws.
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- Can humans get Hoof and Mouth? Government scientists
say no way. They are wrong. Humans have been known to catch Hoof and
Mouth from animals. Symptoms in humans are sometimes confused with the
flu. For the vast majority of people this would not be of great concern.
For those who are sick or elderly, it could be deadly.
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- Many animals do not exhibit symptoms. Dogs, cats, mice,
rats. However, these creatures can carry the virus from one farm to another.
From one nation to another. These days, many nations spray the shoes
of travelers at airports. Experts say that the wind carries the virus.
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- In February, England reacted to its first case of Hoof
and Mouth Disease by taking measures to see that the virulent virus would
not spread.
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- By March, millions of animals were either destroyed or
in the process of being destroyed.
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- Despite government assurances of containment, Hoof and
Mouth has spread to Scotland, Germany, and France.
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- American officials are also concerned. The United States
Department of Agriculture (USDA) has issued an alert to farmers, and there
is now a ban on European meat. In issuing release # 0044A.01, USDA spokeswoman
Kimberley Smith (301-734-6464) announced that USDA is temporarily prohibiting
the importation of pigs, cows, sheep, and goats from the European Union.
The USDA has also sent a team of experts (40 federal, state, and university
officials) to Europe to monitor, evaluate, and assist in containment efforts.
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- Can Hoof and Mouth Disease cross the Atlantic Ocean?
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- This week, officials in Argentina confirmed at least
one case of Hoof and Mouth Disease in a heavy cattle farming area in the
northwest. Colombia has also detected its first two Hoof and Mouth outbreaks.
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- Yesterday (March 14, 2001), the United Nations' world
food body (FAO) warned that Hoof and Mouth Disease is a global threat,
and urged countries to adopt tougher counter measures, including stricter
controls on immigrants and tourists.
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- The reaction to that warning was an angry statement issued
by David Byrne, European Union Food Safety Commissioner. Byrne criticized
countries that had taken "unnecessary and excessive" measures
such as boycotting European animals. A few hours after Byrne's statement,
the first cases of Hoof and Mouth were confirmed in the Middle East.
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