Foot and mouth outbreak 'happened earlier' BBC 16th April 2002
Foot-and-mouth fears at farm unfounded Ananova 15 April 2002
Farm virus alert – but hopes high it's not foot and mouth YPN 12 April 2002
FMD INVESTIGATION IN NORTH YORKSHIRE DEFRA 11/04/02
No Foot and Mouth Disease at North Yorkshire farm. DEFRA 03/02/02 13:10
Initial foot-and-mouth tests negative BBC 27/02/02
Initial foot-and-mouth results negative Ananova 27/02/02
New foot-and-mouth scare Yorkshire Post 27/02/02
Livestock ban in place over new foot-and-mouth scare Independent 27/02/02
New foot-and-mouth case feared (Hawnby Thirsk) BBC 26/02/02
Suspected case of foot-and-mouth found in North Yorkshire Ananova 26/02/02
Suspected Foot & Mouth: DEFRA Bans Livestock Movements
UK regains disease-free status BBC 22/01/2001
EU's foot-and-mouth inquiry team may visit county's farms Yorkshire Post 23/02/02
"The world's worst ever foot-and-mouth outbreak has ended in all but one English county, the government has announced." BBC 31/12/2001
Thankfully North Yorkshire has had no more outbreaks since 18th August 2001 and nationally the last confirmed case was 20th September.
From a visitor's point of view most footpaths and attractions that would be open at this time of the year are now open.
For residents it will be a long time before 2001 is forgotten....
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