Egypt virus outbreak causes mass cattle death
Thousands of animals die as a result of a serious outbreak of foot and mouth disease.

Published On 16 Mar 2012
Thousands of cattle and other animals have died in Egypt as a result of a serious outbreak of foot and mouth disease.
A new strain of the virus was detected a few weeks ago and has infected more than 10-thousand animals across the country.
Local farmers say the government has been slow to respond.
Al Jazeera’s Sherine Tadros reports from Gharbiya.
Source: Al Jazeera