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ARCHIVE: Foot and Mouth Disease: 2001 outbreak
A total of 2,030 cases of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) were confirmed in Great Britain between February and September 2001.
Inquiries into the outbreak
Three independent inquiries into the lessons to be learned from the foot and mouth disease outbreak of 2001 and a policy commission on the future of farming and the countryside.
- Inquiry into the lessons to be learned from Foot and Mouth (Link to National Archive website).
- Policy Commission on the Future Farming and Food (Link to National Archive website).
- Royal Society Inquiry into Infectious Diseases in Livestock (Link to Royal Society website).
- Government response to the Reports of the Foot and Mouth Disease Inquiries (Link to TSO website).
Published information
- Origins of the UK Foot and Mouth Disease epidemic in 2001 (PDF 92 KB)
- Follow up survey of the economic impact of Foot and Mouth Disease in 6 districts (PDF 505 KB)
- Comparisons with the 1967 Foot and Mouth Disease outbreak (PDF 290 KB)
- Correspondence on Foot and Mouth Disease outbreak (PDF 18 KB)
- Livestock Welfare (Disposal) Scheme (PDF 19 KB)
Outbreak statistics
- 2001 Foot and Mouth disease online database (Link to Central Science Laboratory Foot and Mouth Disease website)
Page last modified: 3 February 2011