London ? Britain has moved to promptly contain an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease, which delivered a serious blow on the country’s farming in 2001.

A 1.7-mile protection zone has been put in place around the farm in Surrey, west of London, where 60 animals tested positive for the disease. A nationwide ban on movement of all livestock has been imposed, and meat imports to the European Union suspended.

The infected cattle are to be culled in accordance with the law. There is also a 6.2-mile surveillance zone in Surrey where animals are monitored.