Lindholm is a small

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uninhabited island located in Stege Bugt. Lindholm covers an area of 0.07 km2. Until 2018 the island housed a field station belonging to the veterinary institute of the

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. Starting in 1938 a vaccine against

foot-and-mouth disease Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) or hoof-and-mouth disease (HMD) is an infectious and sometimes fatal viral disease that affects cloven-hoofed animals, including domestic and wild bovids. The virus causes a high fever lasting two to six days, followe ...

was produced on the island. The Danish government considered but eventually shelved a plan to house, on the island, unsuccessful applicants for asylum with criminal records who could not otherwise be deported.

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