Monthly Archives: April 2011

0, 1, 8, or 2026? How many makes a crisis? (Part 4 of 4)

The worst case:  2001 outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in the United Kingdom It hard to argue with 2 thousand cases, 10 thousand culled farms, and over 6 million animals slaughtered being a crisis of horrific proportions. Eight hundred forty-three cases … Continue reading

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0, 1, 8, or 2026? How many makes a crisis? (Part 3 of 4)

Laboratory release leads to limited outbreak in England in 2007 Here is the play by play:  The first case was a beef herd in Surrey.  The diagnosis was confirmed August 3.  An immediate nationwide stop movement order on livestock went … Continue reading

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0, 1, 8, or 2026? How many makes a crisis? (Part 2 of 4)

One case found in Northern Ireland Less than two weeks after the diagnosis of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in the United Kingdom in 2001, the slaughter of a herd of sheep was ordered in Northern Ireland.  Animals had been traced as … Continue reading

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