Foot and mouth disease in Germany

Following confirmation on 10.01.2025 by the German Chief Veterinary Officer of a detection of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) in a herd of farmed water buffalo, Germany has now lost its FMD free status.

FMD is a highly contagious viral disease of cattle, sheep, pigs and other cloven-hoofed animals. It causes very significant economic losses, due to production losses in the affected animals and due to the loss of access to foreign markets for animals, meat and milk for affected countries. FMD does not infect humans and does not pose a food safety risk.

This means, EHCs for exports of relevant products of animal origin from FMD susceptible animals in Germany to GB can no longer be certified.

For more information on the disease see link here: https://lnkd.in/gpFd7g_M