Austria shuts off 24 small border crossings with Hungary and Slovakia in an effort to prevent foot-and-mouth disease from entering the country. View on euronews ...

Austria has closed off two dozen border crossings with its neighbours, Hungary and Slovakia, in a bid to contain the spread of foot-and-mouth disease and prevent it from entering the country.

Austria will close two smaller crossings at its border with Slovakia and 21 at its border with Hungary from Saturday, in a ...

The disease poses no danger to humans and primarily affects cattle and other cloven-hoofed animals like swine, sheep and goats. View on euronews ...