More new cases of FMD are being discovered, so the epidemic is not yet under control. The larger the epidemic gets, the easier it is to sustain itself. It is difficult to say when it will peak and begin a downward trend. Experts currently think it will be at least June until infection is controlled. There is no treatment.
Antibiotics are of no value for viral diseases.
Customarily, the carcasses are disposed of on the farm by burning or burial. However, because of the huge numbers of animals being slaughtered in the UK, they have had to construct large central burial pits. In the case of a outbreak area, The UK government moves fast, and tries to have all animals on a premise slaughtered within 24 hours of the first report of disease. The last FMD outbreak in the UK was in 1969. It is not known at this time how the virus was introduced, but it was introduced on one farm.