The Animal & Plant Health Agency (APHA) reports that three further cases of bluetongue in cattle have been identified in Norfolk and a further infected animal has been detected near Sandwich in Kent. This follows active surveillance in the Norfolk and north east Kent Temporary Control Zones (TCZs).
Movement restrictions continue to apply to cattle, sheep and other ruminants in the Zones so please check the Bluetongue interactive map for details.
This brings the total number of cases to 27. There is currently still no evidence that bluetongue virus is currently circulating in midges in Great Britain, but surveillance is ongoing.
More information, including how to spot and report the disease is available on GOV.UK.
Definitive requirements are set out in the published declarations for each disease control zone currently in force. More information is available on GOV.UK.
In the UK, bluetongue, including BTV-3, is a notifiable disease, so anyone suspecting the disease must take action and report it to the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA).
Further information on clinical signs and resources can be found here: https://ruminanthw.org.uk/bluetongue-virus/
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