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A WORKER at a highsecurity laboratory may have released the devastating foot and mouth disease into the countryside via his allotment, it emerged last night.
The investigation into the outbreak will today focus on whether the virus was carried on boots, clothing or tools to a parish council vegetable patch three miles away where it contaminated a nearby cattle farm.See the full content of this document
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The Foot and Mouth Suspect ; Virus Outbreak Is Traced to a Lab Worker's Allotmentlab Staff Are Quizzed As Minister Refuses to Rule Out Sabotage
In a worrying twist, a Government report said a deliberate spread of the disease could not be ruled out. Asked if the outbreak could have been the result of sabotage, Environment Secretary Hilary Benn said: 'The truth is we ...
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