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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.
• 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 28, 20th March
Troops are being deployed in Devon today, to help clear a backlog of slaughtered animals. A hundred experts in military logistics will offer advice to civilian contractors who are culling livestock and disposing of carcasses. The extended slaughter of sheep -- including apparently healthy animals -- could begin today in south west Scotland -- one of the areas worst affected by foot and mouth. The Conservatives' agriculture spokesman, Tim Yeo, told us that the government simply wasn't doing enough. Yesterday brought twenty-three new cases of foot-and-mouth -- taking the total to 348.

Day 24
On day 23 of the foot and mouth crisis, debate moved to whether or not it would be appropriate to go ahead with scheduled local government elections (and a possible general election) on May 3. Chair of the Electoral Commission Sam Younger said they're investigating whether a free and fair poll is possible.