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International bans were slapped on British farming exports Monday as the country scrambled to contain an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease, halting work at a vaccine lab suspected to be the source of the infection.

The bans came shortly before Britain's Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs reported another herd has shown signs of the highly contagious disease and may be infected. More than 50 cattle are involved in the latest suspected case, and culling has begun, the agency said.

The European Union said it would restrict all live animals, fresh meat and milk products from mainland Great Britain after laboratory results Friday confirmed the disease was found in cattle at a farm in Surrey County, England. Read full article »

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