Bluetongue restriction zone widened to Essex after new cases

APHA said there have been 167 cases of the virus in the UK since November 2023

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"There is so much going on for our farmers at the moment. It is causing stress and anxiety."

A third county in the UK has been placed in a restricted zone after a number of bluetongue were detected close to the border in Suffolk. APHA said Essex was placed in a Restricted Zone and Infected...

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