Foot-and-mouth outbreak in Europe could be ‘biological attack’

Hungary suspects a potential "biological attack" caused the country's first foot-and-mouth disease outbreak in over 50 years.
The outbreak, initially detected on a northwestern cattle farm, prompted border closures with Austria and Slovakia and mass cattle slaughtering.
While four farms tested positive, Hungary's chief of staff, Gergely Gulyas, suggested the virus might be artificially engineered based on information from a foreign lab, though not yet fully confirmed.
The outbreak impacted Hungary's cattle stock, representing 1.2% of the EU's total, and led to significant losses for farmers like Paul Meixner, who had to cull 3,000 animals.
Although harmless to humans, the disease affects cloven-hoofed animals and often results in trade restrictions.