Bluetongue: restricted zone in Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, part of Greater London East and part of Kent (BTD 2024/138)

Bluetongue virus serotype 3 was confirmed on 12 September 2024.

17 September 2024: This temporary control zone became a restricted zone on 13 September 2024 and was merged with another zone. Read the latest declaration on the current case page.

13 September 2024: following the identification of 3 further cases of BTV-3 in Essex and 1 in Norfolk, the restricted zone covering Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex has been extended to cover part of Greater London East and part of Kent. »Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp temporary control zone (TCZ) near Faversham has been revoked and the area that formed the TCZ is now part of the restricted zone.

12 September 2024: following a report of clinical suspicion in a sheep on a premises near Faversham, Kent bluetongue serotype 3 (BTV-3) has been confirmed. A 20km temporary control zone has been declared. Movement restrictions apply to cattle, sheep and other ruminants and their germinal products.

Details of the restrictions can be found in the declaration:

This temporary control zone became a restricted zone on 13 September 2024 and was merged with another zone. Read the latest declaration on the current case page.

This revokes and replaces:

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Case number: BTD 2024/138

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Published 12 September 2024
Last updated 13 September 2024 show all updates
  1. »Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp temporary control zone near Faversham has been revoked and the area that formed it is now part of the restricted zone.

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