The United Arab Emirates has detected eight cases of foot-and-mouth disease, the official emirates news agency 'WAM' reported Wednesday.
The agency quoted the UAE minister of agriculture and fisheries, Saeed al-Raqbani as saying that his ministry has taken all necessary precautions to prevent the spread of the disease.
'Our livestock is in good condition and the eight discovered cases have been found from the imported calves and their source of origin is not yet known ', said al-Raqbani.
In a statement to the UAE newspaper 'al-Khaleej' al-Raqbani said he has issued a decree subjecting all imports of animals and birds into the UAE to prior permission from the ministry.
A ban on imports of meet and dairy products from Britain has been in effect since the outbreak of the disease.
In the Middle east, there have been suspected cases of foot-and-mouth in Turkey and Lebanon, but they were not confirmed – Albawaba.com
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