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Transcript: DOD, U.S. AGENCIES TEAM TO KEEP OUT FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE FEDERAL DOCUMENT CLEARING HOUSE, INC.
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- March 29, 2001
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WASHINGTON, March 29, 2001 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture,
U.S.
Customs and DoD are working together to prevent foot-and-mouth disease,
which has cropped up in Britain and Europe, from coming stateside.
"We need to continue following USDA guidelines that have been
in place
for years" to keep foot-and-mouth disease out of the United States,
said
Dr. (Lt. Col.) Robert D. Weir, chief of animal medicine at DoD's Veterinary
Service Activity.
Weir noted the disease was last seen in the United States in
1929.
The Army is DoD's executive agent for veterinary services, said
Weir,
who has met with USDA and senior Pentagon officials over foot-and- ...