UAE denies entry of contagious goat shipments
Posted by Zawya
WAM (Emirates News Agency)


Dubai, 27th July 2010 (WAM) -- The Ministry of Environment and WaterMinistry of Environment and WaterLoading... has denied entry into the country of four shipments of 490 sheep goats found to be infected with contagious diseases. The shipments were returned back to the country of origin.
In a press release today, the ministry said the move is in line with efforts to protect public health and the country's animal wealth from epidemic diseases. It said that laboratory tests showed that the animals were infected with plague of small ruminants and foot and mouth disease.

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