Foot-and-mouth disease is one of
the most highly contagious animal diseases known. It is caused
by a virus that can infect cattle, swine, sheep, goats, other
cloven-hooved animals, elephants, hedgehogs, rats, and mice.
Infections in humans are extremely rare and non-fatal when
they occur. The United States has been free of foot-and-mouth
disease since 1929. The disease is currently known to exist
in Great Britain, France, Eastern Europe, South America, Asia,
Africa, and the Middle East.
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