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Lab tests confirm no foot-and-mouth in Armenian district
Regnum, Moscow
25 Aug 06
25 August: The symptoms of the foot-and-mouth disease were found
in 10-15 cows in the pasture Artikskiye Dachi in Armenia's Shirak
District on 22 August. At about 2330 [1830 gmt] on the same day, it
became known that the veterinary of the town of Artik confirmed this
information. The sick cattle were isolated and measures to prevent
the spread of the disease were taken.
However, Regnum learnt from the press service of the Rescue Service
under the Armenian Ministry of Territorial Administration that the
next day, 23 August, a report was received which said that according
to the results of laboratory tests, the disease discovered in the
cows in the Artikskiye Dachi had been diagnosed as stomatitis, which
is not infectious.
Regnum, Moscow
25 Aug 06
25 August: The symptoms of the foot-and-mouth disease were found
in 10-15 cows in the pasture Artikskiye Dachi in Armenia's Shirak
District on 22 August. At about 2330 [1830 gmt] on the same day, it
became known that the veterinary of the town of Artik confirmed this
information. The sick cattle were isolated and measures to prevent
the spread of the disease were taken.
However, Regnum learnt from the press service of the Rescue Service
under the Armenian Ministry of Territorial Administration that the
next day, 23 August, a report was received which said that according
to the results of laboratory tests, the disease discovered in the
cows in the Artikskiye Dachi had been diagnosed as stomatitis, which
is not infectious.