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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8221

30 May 2002
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/health
David Byrne tells football fans going to South Korea not to bring foot and mouth disease back to Europe

Brussels, 29/05/2002 (Agence Europe) - European Health Commissioner David Byrne has warned football fans travelling to South Korea for the World Cup of the risks of bringing back foot and mouth disease (there have been a number of outbreaks in South Korea). The South Korean government has put all necessary controls in place to contain the disease, but Commissioner Byrne called on them to be vigilant, saying "We are just recovering from a most traumatic period last year when the European...

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