http://www.usatoday.com/news/washdc/2001-04-16-footandmouth.htm

WASHINGTON — Federal emergency officials are preparing for a U.S. outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease, a prospect they see as highly likely. About 75 federal officials from agencies ranging from the Agriculture Department to the CIA met Wednesday to review plans for addressing an outbreak of the highly infectious animal virus. The group also included officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Army's biological warfare office, the Coast Guard, the Interior Department and the Food and Drug Administration.

-- Anonymous, April 17, 2001

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It does seem likely that the US won't escape. When I read that there were outbreaks in Argentina, I got really concerned about it hitting here. It won't affect us, per se, because of our vegetarian diet, but I can imagine only too well the economic and social effects.

-- Anonymous, April 17, 2001