SLAUGHTERHOUSE. (cover story)

Focuses on an epidemic of foot-and-mouth disease, an infection affecting livestock, which began in England and has spread to parts of Europe. Economic impacts of the outbreak, particularly on British farmers; Preventive measures taken by the European Union (EU), including a ban on imports of British meat and livestock; Sources and transmission of the disease; Why EU countries no longer vaccinate animals for foot-and-mouth; Possible reasons for the outbreak, including free trade and the globalization of agriculture. INSETS: THE DISEASE AND THE DANGER;A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE VIRUS.