PESTILENCE WATCH:Bluetongue outbreak is confirmed

Bluetongue virus is now circulating in the UK, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has confirmed.A fifth case of the disease was confirmed in a cow near Burstall in Suffolk on Thursday, close to the rare breeds farm in Baylham, near Ipswich, where the disease was first confirmed on September 21.The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has announced measures to combat the virus.Deputy chief veterinary officer Fred Landeg said: "We can now confirm that we do have bluetongue virus circulating in this country."Although this disease is not welcome to the farming community, it is important to emphasise this is a very different disease to foot and mouth."

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