Cyprus and United Kingdom – Foot and Mouth disease29 Feb 2008Cyprus Mail [edited]Cyprus has been reinstated as a state free of foot and mouth disease (FMD), having eradicated the disease from its territory, after successfully dealing with the outbreaks recorded in 2007. \"The Scientific Commission for Animal Diseases of the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) has recommended to the International Committee of the OIE to reinstate the FMD-free status of the UK and Cyprus as of 19 and 21 Feb 2008, respectively. The United Kingdom and Cyprus have eradicated FMD from their territories after they successfully dealt with the limited number of outbreaks recorded in 2007," according to a European Commission press release.Kyrgyzstan – Foot-and-Mouth disease9 Jan 2008Cattle Network, Dow-Jones report [edited] The agriculture ministry of Kyrgyzstan reported Wednesday [9 Jan 2008] an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease [FMD] had been registered on a cattle farm in the Chuisk region of the country. The ministry said quarantine had been imposed in the area and vaccination of cattle was being carried out.