德国报告说,几十年来首次出现口蹄疫病例,影响到柏林附近的水牛。 Germany reports first foot-and-mouth disease case in decades, affecting water buffalo near Berlin.

德国已证实近40年来首次爆发口蹄疫,波及柏林附近的一群水牛。 Germany has confirmed its first foot-and-mouth disease outbreak in nearly 40 years, affecting a herd of water buffalo near Berlin. 这种疾病在两栖动物中引起发烧和口腔发泡,不会伤害人类,但可在牲畜中迅速蔓延。 The disease, which causes fever and mouth blisters in cloven-hoofed animals, does not harm humans but can spread rapidly among livestock. 对此,当局在受感染地区周围设立了一个3公里隔离区和10公里监视区。 In response, authorities have established a 3-kilometer exclusion zone and a 10-kilometer surveillance zone around the infected area. 感染动物已被安乐死以控制疫情. The infected animals have been euthanized to control the outbreak. 目前没有计划采取任何联邦或国际措施。 No federal or international measures are currently planned.