Vienna Zoo Schönbrunn Closes Petting Zoo Due to Foot-and-Mouth Disease

To protect the animals from foot-and-mouth disease, the Vienna Zoo Schönbrunn has temporarily closed the petting zoo.

Foot-and-Mouth Disease: Partial Closure for Tirolerhof at Vienna Zoo Schönbrunn

Further steps include the temporary removal of the Turopolje pigs and a partial closure of the Tirolerhof, as announced by the Vienna Zoo Schönbrunn on its homepage. Foot-and-mouth disease affects only cloven-hoofed animals such as cattle, pigs, and goats, but also zoo and wild animals like antelopes, deer, and giraffes, explained the zoo officials. The pathogen spreads through direct contact with the animal, but also through contaminated products, excretions, and objects. The disease is harmless to humans. "However, humans can transmit the virus, which can adhere to clothing or shoes, for example, to animals."

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