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Foot-and-Mouth Vaccine Delivered to Turkish Cypriots

Published February 14, 2026, 12:10
Foot-and-Mouth Vaccine Delivered to Turkish Cypriots

Five hundred thousand doses of foot-and-mouth disease vaccine were promptly delivered to the Turkish Cypriots through the Bi-Communal Technical Committee on Health, following their delivery to the Republic of Cyprus by the European Commission. The Director of Veterinary Services, Christodoulos Pipis, stated that checks were carried out in the free areas and the results were negative. However, the situation in the occupied territories remains unknown, as there is no information from the other side beyond the vaccinations in three cattle farms in Lapathos. The Republic of Cyprus is implementing surveillance measures along the ceasefire line.