Poor biosafety practices regarding the movement of animals are behind the spread of foot-and-mouth disease into new areas, special scientific committee head Stavros Malas said on Monday.
Attending a meeting of the epidemiological group, Malas said the reasons for the virus reaching the Nicosia district remained unclear but that early indications pointed to negligence in animal handling.
“When you move lambs and goats and don’t do proper disinfection and you
