Foot-and-mouth disease returns to Brazil
Washington Times
Brasilia, Brazil, Jun. 18 (UPI) -- Foot-and-mouth disease has returned to Brazil for the first time in nearly three years, local news sources reported Friday.
The disease is highly contagious and affects cloven-hoofed animals like cows and sheep, though is not usually a danger to humans.
The Ministry of Agriculture said tests taken earlier this month from a remote herd came back positive, Folha de Sao Paulo newspaper reported. It is the first time in 34 months that foot-and-mouth has been detected in Brazil.