The total number of cases now stands at 230 . Cumbria remains the hardest hit county, with a total of 65 cases so far.
Infected sheep show no symptoms of the disease and are thus silent shedders of the virus.
The effects of the FMD crisis in the UK are biting deep across the country. The Prime Minister, Tony Blair is so far resisting calls to postpone elections due in early May. Situation in France So far, no more cases of FMD have been confirmed in France since the first outbreak in Mayenne on Tuesday 13. Further laboratory results are awaited from suspected cases. Very stringent measures are in place to attempt to stamp out the disease as soon as possible. All susceptible animals imported from the UK since 15 January have been traced and are being slaughtered, together with all animals that have been in contact with them.