Cyprus probes suspected foot and mouth outbreak

27 October 2007 | by FarmingUK Team |

NICOSIA, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Authorities in Cyprus were investigating a suspected outbreak of foot and mouth disease at a farm in the southeast of the island, the Agriculture Ministry said on Friday.

A 3 km temporary control zone was imposed around the sheep farm and other farms nearby, close to the southern coastal town of Larnaca.