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English/Nat The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (F-A-O) has warned that the highly contagious foot-and-mouth disease can easily spread across borders. Speaking from the F-A-O's headquarters in Rome, the organisation's head, Yves Chaneau, explained on Wednesday that modern day increases in international trade, especially the movement of animals and animal products, means no country can consider itself safe from the disease. Up until this week the recent outbreak of foot-and-mouth, which affects livestock like sheep, cattle and pigs, has been contained to the U-K. But on Tuesday France reported its first case of the disease and on Tuesday health authorities reported the first suspected cases of foot-and-mouth in Italy. The Italian Health Ministry said on Wednesday that all of the Italian animals involved have now been given the all-clear. But Chaneau says the danger remains. SOUNDBITE: (English) "Particularly for those that are close to the site, that is to the UK, but it is a danger for all countries all over the world." SUPER CAPTION: Yves Chaneau, head of FAO SOUNDBITE: (English) "This type of virus is really extremely contagious and virulent. And it is also due to the difficulty that the world is facing because of the globalisation of exchanges. The risk is associated with any transport of contaminated materials, animals or food - particularly meat - and this explains why it is so serious today." SUPER CAPTION: Yves Chaneau, head of FAO You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/e94e73c9b002fe5f15363762f467e322 Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork