Burials of foot and mouth livestock begin

Burials of livestock culled in the aftermath of an outbreak of foot and mouth disease in the Larnaca district have begun, Aradippou mayor Christodoulos Partou said on Saturday.

“Work began today in Aradippou for the burial of the animals of the livestock unit where positive cases of foot and mouth disease were identified. The livestock unit has over 4,000 sheep and goats, and the burial of the animals will follow the protocol which has already been set,” he said.

Earlier, veterinary...