With Easter just around the corner FMD outbreak at critical juncture

The foot-and-mouth outbreak is said to be at a critical juncture, with Easter just a fortnight away, the veterinary association and farmers said on Monday.

Culling has finished at farms where incidences were found and the first phase of vaccinations across the island is almost complete, while the second is already underway in Larnaca.

Meanwhile, farmers have been urged to be extremely careful in moving livestock for slaughter ahead of Easter, with the state preparing heightened safety measures at abattoirs.