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Disruption at Checkpoints Due to Foot-and-Mouth Disease: Vehicle Disinfection Planned

Published December 19, 2025, 12:10
Disruption at Checkpoints Due to Foot-and-Mouth Disease: Vehicle Disinfection Planned

Due to the worrying cases of foot-and-mouth disease in the occupied territories, the Veterinary Services of the Republic of Cyprus have deployed medicines and equipment to the checkpoints to spray vehicles entering from the occupied territories. The aim is to disinfect the tires of vehicles that may have come into contact with farms. The process is facing technical difficulties and reactions, as it has not been clarified who will take over the spraying. At the same time, the British Bases have taken precautionary disinfection measures at the Pergamos and Strovolos checkpoints. The Veterinary Services remind the need for increased hygiene and disinfection measures in livestock farms and immediate notification in case of suspected disease.