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Foot-and-Mouth Disease: EU Experts Arrive in Cyprus

Published December 20, 2025, 11:17
Foot-and-Mouth Disease: EU Experts Arrive in Cyprus

The EU Veterinary Emergency Team of experts from the European Commission is in Cyprus to review and investigate the foot-and-mouth disease incident in the occupied territories, following a request from the Veterinary Services. The team has already met with representatives of the Veterinary Services and will travel to the occupied territories to be informed by Turkish Cypriot veterinarians. The Veterinary Services have informed livestock farmers about the need to strengthen biosecurity measures. The Director of Veterinary Services dismissed the claims of the “Minister of Agriculture” of the occupied territories regarding the origin of the disease from the free areas, emphasizing that Cyprus is recognized as a country free from foot-and-mouth disease.