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Sore-Mouth Not Foot And Mouth
posted (March 3, 2011)
But its open season for vesicular stomatitis or "sore-mouth" as it is known locally. As we told you last week, areas of Stann Creek and Cayo have been quarantined because of an outbreak of what appears to be this seasonal disease in cattle, pigs and horses.

But there was a concern that it could have been the much more serious foot and mouth disease. Well, tonight we can tell you that it is not. The samples came back from testing in Panama this morning and confirmed that it is vesicular stomatiis.

The news is a great relief to the Belize Agricultural Health Authority, because there are regular outbreaks of this and the affected animals usually get over it in two weeks. The quarantine remains in place at affected farms until the animals get better - which should be shortly.

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