Defra have today announced they have implemented a 3km Temporary Control Zone around a premises near Maidenhead, Berkshire within the existing Foot and Mouth Disease Surveillance Zone. This is a precautionary measure following a veterinary assessment of clinical signs. Laboratory tests are ongoing.
Defra has also today received positive test results for Bluetongue for a fourth animal on a third premises near Ipswich, Suffolk. This animal will be culled. Restrictions on movements are in place for Bluetongue in Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Bedfordshire, also Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk where additional controls apply.
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As always Defra ask for livestock keepers to check their animals regulary and to notify them immediately if you suspect any signs of notifiable diseases, of which Foot and Mouth and Bluetongue are classed.
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[1] http://www.defra.gov.uk/news/latest/2007/animal-0925.htm
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