Does FMD affect any UK wildlife species?
FMD virus is highly infective and all cloven-hooved animals appear to be susceptible, including deer and wild boar. Severe disease has also been reported in hedgehogs in Britain. Numerous other animal species have been infected experimentally with FMD virus, including cats, dogs, rats, mice, moles and water voles, but it would appear that for many species infection occurs only as a result of massive virus exposure or if injected with the virus.
