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The Guardian - UK
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Foot and Mouth outbreak

A sign hangs on the gate of a public footpath
August 4: A warning sign hangs on the gate of a public footpath Photograph: Cate Gillon/Getty
An animal health inspector disinfects his boots
August 4: An animal health inspector disinfects his boots after visiting a house less than a mile from a farm area in Wanborough, Surrey, where foot and mouth disease has been detected Photograph: Carl De Souza/AFP
An aerial view of officials from the department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs
August 4: An aerial view of officials from the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) standing amongst slaughtered cows at a farm near Guildford Photograph: Dylan Martinez/Reuters
Hay being brought into the farm
August 4: Hay being brought into the farm Photograph: Cate Gillon/Getty
A member of the department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
August 5: A member of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) response team working on a sealed public footpath following the outbreak Photograph: Leon Neal/AFP
Martin Shirley, director of the Institute for Animal Health Perbright Laboratory talks to the press following concerns about security at the laboratory in Pirbright
August 5: Martin Shirley, director of the Institute for Animal Health Perbright Laboratory, talks to the press following concerns about security at the laboratory in Pirbright Photograph: Leon Neal/Getty
A man disenfects his boots at Woolford's farm in Elstead
August 5: A man disinfects his boots at Woolford's farm in Elstead Photograph: Cate Gillon/Getty
A bowl of disinfectant at the entrance to Woolfords Farm
August 5: A bowl of disinfectant is placed at the entrance to Woolfords Farm, Elstead, Surrey Photograph: Andrew Hasson/freelance
Farmer Derrick Pride, of Woolfords Farm
August 5: Farmer Derrick Pride, of Woolfords Farm Photograph: Andrew Hasson/freelance
A contractor cleans farm machinery under the watch of a government vet
August 5: A contractor cleans farm machinery under the watch of a government vet at Woolford's Farm Photograph: Andrew Hasson/freelance
A government vet at Woolfords Farm
August 5: A government vet at Woolford's Farm Photograph: Andrew Hasson/freelance
Police stand outside the Institute for Animal Health laboratory
August 6: Police stand outside the Institute for Animal Health laboratory in Pirbright, Guildford Photograph: Lewis Whyld/PA
Cattle on a farm within a surveillance zone set up by the Defra
August 6: Cattle on a farm within a surveillance zone set up by the Defra in Pirbright Photograph: Daniel Berehulak/Getty
A sign urges visitors to use a footbath at the entrance to Welshpool livestock auction
August 6: A sign urges visitors to use a footbath at the entrance to Welshpool livestock auction Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty
A sign prohibiting access is posted in a surveillance zone
August 6: A sign prohibiting access is posted in a surveillance zone set up by Defra in Pirbright Photograph: Daniel Berehulak/Getty
A worker decontaminates cattle equipment
August 7: A worker decontaminates cattle equipment at the entrance of the first site of an outbreak of foot and mouth disease near the village of Normandy Photograph: Daniel Berehulak/Getty
Laurence Matthews
August 7: Laurence Matthews, who rents the land in Surrey where a second outbreak of foot and mouth disease has been confirmed Photograph: Lewis Whyld/PA
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