Mass culling as more FMD cases confirmed at cattle unit in Dromolaxia

Veterinary authorities confirmed on Thursday that a case of foot-and-mouth disease has been detected at a cattle unit in Dromolaxia, prompting the immediate culling of the entire herd in accordance with disease control rules.

The infected unit, which holds around 500 animals, lies just outside the 10-kilometre surveillance zone previously established as part of containment measures in the Larnaca district.

The detection was made during ongoing epidemiological investigations...