Re: London.pm List Weekly Summary 2001-05-21

[Robin Szemeti]

On Thu, 24 May 2001, Redvers Davies wrote:
> > http://www.maff.gov.uk/animalh/int-trde/misc/foot/flyer.pdf
> 
> About that flyer... "FMD presents no risks to humans but is a serious
> threat to animal health".
> 
> That is not strictly true... FMD is not a threat to animal health,
> the MAFF slaughters are.

and its worth remembering that this is a disease so serious that, now
they've started lloking a bit harder, it appears that it had been around
for a few months before anyone spotted it .. and many sheep and pigs had
caught it and got better *without anyone even noticing*  ... now .. thats
what I call a serious disease.

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