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The latest foot-and-mouth outbreak began in the UK and has spread to
parts of the European Union, despite bans against British meat, milk,
and animals. The British livestock industry, still reeling from mad
cow disease, has been brought a standstill. Tourism and certain sports
have also been badly affected, and Tony Blair recently announced that
local body elections will be delayed. New Zealand's vulnerability to
the disease can be seen in the Government's strong criticism of the
German meat board and various media organisations who mistakenly claimed
foot-and-mouth and other stock diseases are present in this country.
Some classroom questions
- Does foot-and-mouth affect humans?
- If it doesn't kill the animals, why are governments so determined
to stop it?
- Where did the present outbreak start and how did it spread?
- Has New Zealand ever had a foot-and-mouth outbreak?
- What are the precautions New Zealand is taking to prevent the disease
reaching here?
- How do you think this outbreak has affected British farmers and
their families?
- Why is the outbreak disrupting tourism, sport, and elections in
the UK?
Foot-and-mouth links
Foot-and-mouth general facts CNN's
Q&A page answers most basic questions on foot-and-mouth, including the
effectiveness of vaccination (www.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/europe/03/28/disease.vaccination/index.html).
The UK Ministry of Agriculture's foot-and-mouth site includes fact sheets
on the disease, advice to farmers on protecting farms, and outlines
what happens with suspected and confirmed cases (www.maff.gov.uk/animalh/diseases/fmd/default.htm).The
fact page of the European Commission for the Control of Foot-and-Mouth
Disease describes it as an "acute infectious viral disease causing blisters,
fever and lameness in animals with hooves"
(www.fao.org/waicent/FaoInfo/Agricult/AGA/AGAH/EUFMD/fmd/default.htm).Social
effectsThe Guardian has links to several stories on
the effect of foot-and-mouth on British tourism, sport, and politics
(www.mediaguardian.co.uk/farmingcrisis/0,7519,465885,00.html).The
BBC features the diary of a British vet who tells of the devastating
effects of foot-and-mouth on the rural community (http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/uk/newsid_1249000/1249574.stm).
Curriculum references
Visit the TKI Science Community (www.tki.org.nz/e/science)
to consider curriculum references.
General Curriculum
You can explore the communities on TKI here (www.tki.org.nz/e/community/),
and find the curriculum documents relevant to your needs.
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