The disease poses no danger to humans and primarily affects cattle and other cloven-hoofed animals like swine, sheep and ...

Authorities across Central Europe are working to contain a major foot-and-mouth disease outbreak, the first in over 50 years ...

Austria shuts off 24 small border crossings with Hungary and Slovakia in an effort to prevent foot-and-mouth disease from ...

Austria will close two smaller crossings at its border with Slovakia and 21 at its border with Hungary from Saturday, in a ...

Austria has closed off two dozen border crossings with its neighbours, Hungary and Slovakia, in a bid to contain the spread of foot-and-mouth disease and prevent it from entering the country.

Last week, Austria — where there have been no reported cases — closed 23 of its border crossings with Hungary and Slovakia. Authorities in the Czech Republic, relatively distant from the ...