Foot and mouth case suspected in England

A NEW suspect case of foot and mouth disease on a beef farm in south western England was described by Agriculture Minister Joe Walsh yesterday as a particular concern.

A farm near Liskeard, Cornwall, has been isolated after a bull exhibited symptoms that could be the highly contagious disease.

“Since the outbreak last year we have adopted a precautionary approach,” said a spokesman for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in London.