Germany has not found any further cases of foot-and-mouth disease, agriculture minister Cem Oezdemir said on Wednesday, adding that experts were working day and night to establish the source of the country's first outbreak of the disease in decades.

Berlin said on Wednesday it was working “day and night” to find the source of a foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) outbreak that has led several countries to stop German meat imports. German agriculture minister Cem Ozdemir warned of a “dramatic situation” if more cases are found,

Britain on Tuesday banned imports of hams as well as many other meat and dairy products from Germany to try to prevent foot-and-mouth disease spreading to Britain after a case was confirmed on the outskirts of Berlin last week.