Bluetongue and Foot and Mouth Disease
Posted on Tuesday, September 25 @ 20:00:43 BST by jenvetadmin
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In the current foot and mouth outbreak, there have been six Infected Premises. There is one Temporary Control Zone on the Hampshire/West Sussex border and another Temporary Control Zone has in Hampshire. A further slaughter on suspicion for Foot and Mouth disease has taken place at premises within the Egham Protection Zone.
Defra has published the latest FMD Epidemiology report produced by the National Epidemiology Emergency Group. It concludes that IP5 provides a link between the August and September cases with IP5 probably being infected by mechanical transmission, either from the Pirbright site or one of the first two Infected Premises in the Elstead area. It also concludes that IPs 3 and 4 were probably infected subsequently.
The report also states there have been limited animal movements out of the Surrey area, in part due to the restrictions in place in August, which has reduced the risk of wider spread. In addition, the report concludes that the future course of the outbreak is dependent on the surveillance for infection and disease by both animal keepers and Animal Health patrols. Cattle owners should check their animals twice daily and report any suspicions of disease immediately.
Intensive surveillance is in place in Egham and Surrey and cattle blood testing.
Risk Areas: Essex, Kent, East and West Sussex, Hampshire, Surrey, Berkshire, Hertfordshire, Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Greater London.
Low Risk Area: The rest of England, Wales and Scotland.
Bluetongue Temporary Area.(to determine whether the virus is circulating) Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, Northamptonshire and Bedfordshire.
More info and the movement licences can be found on the Defra website www.defra.gov.uk/animalh/diseases/fmd/movements/index.htm.
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