Spread of foot and mouth to Yeri, Dali ‘unfortunate’ but not unforeseen

The spread of foot and mouth disease to Yeri and Dali in the Nicosia district is “unfortunate”, veterinary association chairman Demetris Epaminondas said on Tuesday, though he did stress that it was not unforeseen.

“The spread to Yeri and Dali is something which was within the possible scenarios … It is an unfortunate event, but it does not mean that the measures are not working, or that the disease did not previously exist in that specific area,” he said.

He added that as such...