UK Resilience

Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD)

4th August 2007

Following an investigation of suspected vesicular disease by Animal Health on a holding near Guildford in Surrey, laboratory results on the evening of Friday 3 August 2007 indicated the presence of the Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) virus in samples from cattle on the premises. The UK’s Chief Veterinary Officer Debby Reynolds confirmed the presence of FMD on the basis of the initial laboratory results.

• See the Foot and Mouth Disease - High Profile Risk page for more information