United Kingdom – A research laboratory at the centre of an investigation into an outbreak of foot and mouth disease in southern Britain said today it had complete confidence in its biosecurity measures.
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Investigators say there is a “strong probability” the disease, which has prompted a cull of cattle and an international ban on British livestock and related products, came from labs in Surrey close to farms where cattle were infected.
A preliminary report into the outbreak, confirmed five days ago, said there was a real possibility it involved “human movement” from the laboratories.
The state-run Institute for Animal Health (IAH); and Merial Animal Health, owned by US firm Merck and French firm Sanofi-Aventis; occupy the same site in Pirbright, about 5 miles from the affected farms.
Merial rejected the report’s suggestions, saying that intensive internal investigations had “not been able to establish any evidence that the virus may have been transported out of our centre by humans”.
But the possibility that outbreak was caused by sabotage is being investigated. [irishtimes]
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Step One, Did any Moslems work in the facility?
Step two, If answer to step one is “yes”, fire all the those remaining.
Step three, indicit and prosecute them.
Very simple.