| |
 |
Foot-and-mouth battle takes new twist
|
BRITAIN battled on new fronts in the foot-and-mouth crisis on Wednesday, as news that more humans may have been infected sparked fresh health worries and dealt a blow to a campaign to woo back nervous tourists.
Health officials were investigating two more suspected cases of human infection, 24 hours after a slaughterman who was sprayed with the entrails from a burst animal carcass became the first suspected victim of the disease in 34 years.
A spokesman for the government's Public Health Laboratory Services declined to give details on where the two new suspected cases were in Britain, or whether they were people who had been working with foot-and-mouth infected animals.
Meanwhile, Prince Charles on a six-day visit to Canada took special precautions against bringing foot-and-mouth disease to the country from Britain before meeting with throngs of old and young admirers.
He carefully wiped his feet on a blue rug soaked in disinfectant -- just as all visitors from Britain are now required to do when arriving in Canada -- before stepping on to the red carpet for his official welcome.
Sebastien Bois, the official media co-ordinator for the royal visit, confirmed that the prince and his entourage had all been asked to specially launder their clothes before coming to Canada aboard a Canadian Forces Airbus. The prince would not be visiting any farms in Canada, although the original tour plans did include such visits.(SD-Agencies)
|
|
|
|
