In the Republic of Ireland, where one case has been reported, St. Patrick's Day festivities were called off in Dublin and other towns. The Apprentice Boys won permission last week to march through Belfast's predominantly Catholic Lower Ormeau section, the first time in two years they were allowed to do so. The area suffered serious street violence in 1995. Catholic rallies commemorating the 1916 Easter Rising against British rule in Ireland were called off in three communities near the outbreak, Sinn Fein party lawmaker Martin McGuinness said. The highly infectious ailment does not harm humans but is devastating to livestock.
Humans can carry the virus on their clothes and spread infection.
After the latest discovery, Agriculture Minister Brid Rodgers said pigs within two miles of the infected site will be killed, along with sheep and cows within a radius of two-thirds of a mile.