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• The worst outbreak so far was in 1967 when 400,000 animals were slaughtered.
• In 1981 a single case occurred on the Isle of Wight.
• Since 1982 Britain has been classified as free of the disease.
• Day 1 - 21st Feb 2001
• The total number of confirmed cases in the UK has reached 1.928 cases.
  3,656,000 animals have been slaughtered.
  38,000 awaiting slaughter
  21,000 awaiting disposal

Day 7, 27th Feb 2001
Europe goes on red alert as the UK struggles to contain foot and mouth disease. An organic farmer in Germany tells of her fears for her livelihood as emergency steps are put in place. And we ask David Byrnes, the EU Commissioner for Health & Consumer Protection, if Europe is doing enough to contain the spread of the disease.

Day 6
As new cases of foot and mouth are reported daily we speak to farmers in infected areas to find out how they are coping. We also ask Lord Haskins of Northern Foods & Express Dairies what the implications will be for shoppers - higher prices? food shortages?

Day 4
Our reporter visits Taunton Market to assess how the ban on transportation of livestock is affecting business. We speak to Ben Gill, of the NFU, about his fears that imported meat could have caused the foot and mouth crisis. And the Chief Veterinary Officer, Jim Scudamore, calls for people to stay away from the countryside for the next seven days.

Day 3
We find out how a pig farmer in Norfolk is coping with the outbreak of foot and mouth disease. Richard Young of the Soil Association tell us why he believes the closure of local abattoirs have contributed to the crisis, and Colin Breed, Liberal Democrats Agriculture spokesman, says the taxpayer should help finance local abattoirs in the interest of health.

Day 2
As the foot and mouth crisis continues Tim Yeo, Shadow Agriculture Secretary, and Ben Gill, President of NFU, discuss which farmers should be eligible for compensation for loss of earnings

Our reporter speaks to sheep farmers in Sussex about the affects of the foot and mouth outbreak on their industry. David Byrnes, the EU Commissioner for Health & Consumer Protection, says it's too early to speculate on where the disease originated from and states only clear scientific evidence should be relied upon.

Day 1
As the Ministry of Agriculture confirms the first foot and mouth cases for twenty years we talk to Tim Bennett of the NFU about the need to contain the disease. James Scudamore, the Chief Veterinary Officer, says why strong measures should be employed until the disease is under control.

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