Hungary suggests foot-and-mouth outbreak could be 'biological attack'

‘Biological attack’ could be behind latest foot-and-mouth outbreak

Hungary reported its first case in over 50 years last month, triggering border closures and the mass slaughter of cattle

Hungary suggests foot-and-mouth outbreak could be 'biological attack'

Foot-and-mouth cases were first detected on a cattle farm in northwest Hungary last month. Several cases were later recorded in neighbouring Slovakia, while Austria closed border crossings to Hungary.