Research and analysis

Foot and mouth disease: spread from European Union to Great Britain risk assessment

Veterinary risk assessment on the risk of foot and mouth disease virus spreading from the European Union to Great Britain.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Animal and Plant Health Agency
• Published: 16 April 2025

Applies to England, Scotland and Wales

Documents

3 April 2025: Risk of FMD virus spread from Hungary and Slovakia to Great Britain (executive summary)

Ref: EU-IRA-FMD-2025

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This veterinary risk assessment provides a qualitative assessment of the risk of an animal in Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) becoming infected with foot and mouth disease virus through the movements of animals, animal products and people from the European Union.

Published 16 April 2025