HC Deb 17 July 2002 vol 389 c301W
Mr. Ruffley

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what strains of(a) swine fever and (b) foot and mouth disease have been found over the past five years. 1695501

Mr. Morley

In the United Kingdom, the outbreaks of classical swine fever that occurred in East Anglia during 2000 were caused by a strain of virus belonging to genotype 2.1 and the foot and mouth disease outbreak during 2001 was caused by the pan asia strain of type 0 virus.

Other than these outbreaks in the United Kingdom, the most comprehensive source of information of disease strains identified is on the OIE website. http://www.oie.int/eng/info/hebdo/A—DSUM.htm gives information of outbreaks of disease worldwide since 2001 and http//www.oie.int/eng/press/a—20000922a.htm gives information on strains of diseases found in outbreaks in Europe in 2000. Both of these sites give information on swine fever and foot and mouth disease.