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US cattle test negative for foot and mouth

14/10/2003

US cattle quarantined after it was discovered they had blisters in their mouths do not have foot and mouth disease, preliminary tests by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) have indicated.

 

The herd of 40 was discovered at the border in Nogales, Arizona on Thursday of last week and immediately placed into isolation. The following morning Mexico closed its borders to all livestock trade with the US.

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