FILE PHOTO: A sign with the inscription  “Beware of epidemic danger! No trespassing!” hangs on a fence in front of a farm in Mehrow, close to Ahrensfelde, Germany, January 13, 2025.    REUTERS/Axel Schmidt/File Photo

German authorities say no more foot-and-mouth disease cases found

Britain halts imports of German pork, other meat and dairy products in effort to stop spread

German authorities said on Tuesday they had found no new cases of the livestock illness foot-and-mouth disease following intensive testing around the area where the first case was confirmed last week. Britain has banned imports of German pork and other products.



Livestock groups have long lobbied for a foot-and-mouth vaccine bank, saying an outbreak here would hit producers as hard as BSE did.

Foot-and-mouth vaccine bank cheered by livestock groups

An outbreak would slam the border shut and vaccinations would be key in re-opening it

Reading Time: 2 minutes Livestock groups are hailing Ottawa’s pledge to set up a foot-and-mouth disease vaccine bank. “The Canadian beef industry breathed a collective sigh of relief to learn a foot-and-mouth disease vaccine bank is on the horizon,” Alberta Beef Producers said in a report on its website. Livestock organizations have been asking for a vaccine bank for […] Read more