Foot and Mouth Disease update No. 3 of 2025
FMD update No. 3 of 2025 (pdf 1,058Kb)
- Three outbreaks of FMD were confirmed on 21 March 2025 in Slovakia, close to the Hungarian border where the disease was detected earlier this month.
- 3 separate premises all with cattle are affected. Some cattle on each premises displayed clinical signs consistent with the disease.
- Restriction Zones have been put in place around the infected premises, within which strict controls and testing protocols are being put in place with the objective of controlling disease spread.
- No animals susceptible to foot and mouth disease have moved into Ireland from Slovakia or Hungary since 1st Jan 2025.