Foot-and-Mouth

So far, the infection has been confined to a small area in southern England and only a few hundred cattle have been slaughtered.

However, the effects have rippled through rural communities across Britain and costs have been escalating. That could mean a multi-million dollar lawsuit for the American pharmaceutical company Merial Animal Health, which has been identified as one possible source of the outbreak.

Click on the audio link below to listen to DW-RADIO correspondent Stephen Beard's report from London.