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First British case of human foot and mouth disease
Ronal d Thomson reports on Bob Brewis 34 of Wellington Northumberland Britain's first recorded human with foot and mouth disease. Brewis contracted the cattle killer while working on his brother's farm as an epidemic raged across the region. He spent a week in hospital and recovered, while officials confirm the unprecedented human infection.
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