09/02/2015 (Agence Europe) - Foot and mouth disease at the gates of Europe. Foot and mouth disease stands at the gates of the European Union and vigilance has been stepped up in the Balkans to prevent any spread, said the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) on Monday 9 February. The FAO is assisting the countries concerned develop and test emergency plans, and measures have recently been assessed in Bulgaria, Serbia and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (computer-assisted...