Foot-and-mouth disease has not yet been confirmed in Slovakia, further results are awaited

The Czech Republic will ban the import of animals from Slovakia.

Hello, symptoms of a viral disease known as foot-and-mouth disease appeared on two farms in southern Slovakia, writes the portal Poľinfo.sk. The Czech Republic immediately decided to reintroduce special controls at the borders with Slovakia and ban the import of livestock. However, our Department of Agriculture announced late last night that the test results so far have been negative. Both farms are located in Dunajská Streda district, [...]

The Czech Republic has banned the import of animals from Slovakia. It will resume border controls starting Friday morning.

The Czech Republic will resume extraordinary border controls with Slovakia at 7 a.m. on Friday. Minister Marek Výborný announced this on Thursday in connection with foot-and-mouth disease, which is suspected to have appeared in the south of the neighboring country.

In Slovakia, there is a suspicion of foot-and-mouth disease in cattle. The test results will be known on Friday. The infection was confirmed in Hungary. Due to the risk of infection, the Czech Republic will resume extraordinary border controls and ban the import of animals.

Two farms in southern Slovakia have recorded symptoms of foot-and-mouth disease in cattle, according to their owner's representative. The portal polnoinfo.sk wrote about it today. The results of tests for this highly contagious infectious viral disease of artiodactyls should be known on Friday. Both farms are located in a region bordering Hungary, where foot-and-mouth disease was confirmed two weeks ago near the border with Slovakia. "On two far…