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FMD outbreak confirmed in Israel

27/03/2012

The World Animal Health Organisation (OIE) has confirmed an outbreak of foot and mouth disease (FMD) in a herd of sheep in Israel. Tests at Israel’s national veterinary laboratory at the Kimron Veterinary Institute on March 21 confirmed the presence of FMD in a herd of sheep kept by Bedouin farmers near the village of Rahat in the Beer-Sheva...

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