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Article: FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE IN THE UNITED STATES: Assessing the threat; The epidemic is slowing in Europe, but the United States still needs to take precautions, experts say.(BUSINESS)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
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- May 12, 2001
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Byline: Joy Powell; Staff Writer
Though the chance of foot-and-mouth disease coming to Minnesota is lessening as British outbreaks dwindle, farmers and travelers must continue to take precautions to prevent the virus from entering the United States, state veterinarian Tom Hagerty said.
The British government's claim that the foot-and-mouth epidemic is under control was confirmed by an independent scientific study released Friday.
While the pace of the infection is slowing, just one foot-and-mouth infection anywhere in the United States could stop exports of U.S. beef, pork, lamb and veal for at least six months, said Mike Schommer of the ...