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Nearly 20 counties now placed in a bluetongue restriction zone

Nine cases of the virus have been detected outside the zone in Cheshire, Shropshire, Somerset, Cumbria, Anglesey, Gwynedd, Cornwall and North Yorkshire

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APHA said more than 140 cases of bluetongue have been detected on farms in England and Wales since August 26.
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APHA said more than 140 cases of bluetongue have been detected on farms in England and Wales since August 26.

Bluetongue has continued to be detected in the UK with more than 25 counties returning a positive case.

As of October 11, APHA said there have been 143 confirmed reports of the virus on farms in England and Wales since August 26 in cattle and sheep.

The Government has placed 18 counties into a restricted zone which covers Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, East Yorkshire, Essex, Greater London, Hampshire, Hertfordshire, Kent, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, Suffolk, Surrey and Sussex.

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Somerset, Shropshire, Cheshire, Cumbria, Anglesey, Gwynedd, and North Yorkshire and Cornwall have also returned positive cases of the virus spread by midges.

Latest information published by the Government revealed that 3 cases of bluetongue had been identified on Thursday (October 10) in Norfolk, Hertfordshire and North Yorkshire. 

APHA said all the animals have been humanely culled to prevent 'potential spread' of the virus.

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