In fact, scientists say the virus can live in the dirt on your shoes. University agriculture officials in Madison said they're afraid for the school's herd of animals. So they told 50 Germans scheduled to come to Madison to look at the school's animals to stay away.
Experts say the disease can spread through an entire herd in a day.
The United States has banned all animal and meat imports from the European Union after farmers in France began destroying their herds. Travelers returning from the United Kingdom recently have been so alarmed by the contagious livestock disease that they've called the agriculture department. We have between our state veterinarians and federal veterinarians in the state who we work with, we've got seven foreign animal disease diagnosticians specially trained. If it's known to be in your nation, other countries aren't going to accept your animals. So you get busy real fast and do something about it.