# Council Directive 92/119/EEC of 17 December 1992 introducing general Community measures for the control of certain animal diseases and specific measures relating to swine vesicular disease, Division 1: Description of the disease

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

A disease of swine that is clinically indistinguishable from foot-and-mouth disease, causing vesicles on the snout, lips, tongue and the coronary bands of the digits. The disease varies considerably in severity and may infect a pig herd without manifesting itself by clinical lesions. The virus is able to survive for long periods outside the body even in fresh meat; it is extremely resistant to normal disinfectants and noted for its persistence and stability over a pH range from 2,5 to 12. Particularly thorough cleaning and disinfection are, therefore, necessary.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/1992/119/annex/II/division/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1992-119/annex-II/division-1
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