Farmers hid foot-and-mouth outbreak for two weeks — now 170,000 animals face the cull or needle

Farmers in Oroklini concealed foot-and-mouth disease symptoms in their herds for around two weeks before reporting them, allowing the virus to spread across Larnaca district, according to Veterinary Services. Cyprus is now racing to vaccinate more than 170,000 animals in what authorities describe as a make-or-break effort to contain the outbreak. Laboratory results dated 21 […]

By Natasa Christoforou