Nearly 100,000 head of cattle are believed to have been struck by foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in Egypt, where a major new outbreak is threatening the entire region, veterinary sources have warned.

Essam Abdel Shakur, the head of Egypt’s central quarantine service, said 93,734 head of cattle are believed to have been hit by the disease since February, of which 9,022 had died. The highest rate of infection is in the Nile Delta region, he said, cited by the official MENA news agency.

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