Foot and Mouth Disease

Foot and Mouth Disease is an infectious disease affecting cloven-hoofed animals, in particular cattle, sheep, pigs, goats, camelids and deer.

If you suspect signs of any notifiable disease, you must immediately notify your local Animal Health Office.

Foot and Mouth outbreaks can lead to national restrictions being put in place, for the latest information and guidance go to:

• Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)
• Animal Movement Controls
• Suffolk Resilience

For more information contact:

Alan Points
District Emergency Planning Officer
West Suffolk House
Western Way
Bury St Edmunds
Suffolk
IP33 3YU

Phone: 01284 758461
Email: alan.points@stedsbc.gov.uk

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