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Thu 07 Jul 2009Europe says Ireland now free of cattle brucellosis
IRELAND’S APPLICATION for official brucellosis-free status in its cattle herd has been officially approved by the European Commission.
While Ireland had declared itself free of the disease many years ago before EU entry, it came close to losing the status in the late 1990s when outbreaks hit many farms, especially in Munster. Ireland risked being shut out of many countries which will not accept dairy products from countries where brucellosis, a disease which causes abortion in cattle and can be contracted by humans, is above certain levels in the national herd.
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