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Virginia Officials review prevention, eradication plans in case of Foot and Mouth Disease.

M2 PRESSWIRE-23 March 2001-VDACS: Virginia Officials review prevention, eradication plans in case of Foot and Mouth Disease (C)1994-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD

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Although the United States has been free of foot and mouth disease (FMD) since 1929, the recent outbreak in the United Kingdom and France brought Virginia officials together March 19, 2001 in Richmond to review plans to prevent the introduction and spread of this highly contagious livestock disease.

According to J. Carlton Courter III, Commissioner of the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, "Surveillance of communicable animal diseases is part of our day-in and ...

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