Foot and Mouth Disease Update No. 4 of 2025

Foot and Mouth Disease update No. 4 of 2025 (pdf 913Kb) 

  • Three more outbreaks of FMD in cattle premises were confirmed last week, two in Slovakia and one in Hungary. Two of them close to the Austrian border.
  • 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.
  • A Further Restriction Zone has been established around the outbreaks restriction zones in areas of Austria, Hungary and Slovakia.
  • No animals susceptible to foot and mouth disease have moved into Ireland from Austria, Slovakia or Hungary since 1st Jan 2025.

Species: Multi-Species
12:54 PM on Wed, 9 April