Photo: René Volfík, iROZHLAS.cz
Slovakia this week confirmed foot-and-mouth disease at a fourth farm in the southern parts of the country. The highly contagious disease, for which there is no cure, spread there from Hungary where it appeared several weeks ago. Strict veterinary measures are in place in Czechia, which has managed to avoid the disease for half a century.
Czech farmers are scrambling to secure their livestock in the face of what could wipe them out in one fell swoop.
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Author: Daniela Lazarová