Bluetongue update –
8 November 2024
Following the identification of a case in cattle on the East Riding of Yorkshire and North Yorkshire border, a case in cattle close to the border between Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire and a case on the Isle of Wight, in accordance with our policy of seeking to contain and slow the spread of disease, the restricted zone was extended on 8 November 2024.
The zone now covers Bedfordshire, Berkshire (part), Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, City of Kingston upon Hull, City of York, East Riding of Yorkshire, East Sussex, Essex, Greater London, Hampshire (part), Hertfordshire, Isle of Wight, Kent, Leicestershire (part), Lincolnshire, Norfolk, North Yorkshire, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, Oxfordshire (part), Suffolk, Surrey, Warwickshire (part) and West Sussex.
Two new cases were confirmed on 8 November:
1 bovine in Buckinghamshire confirmed positive following surveillance testing.
1 bovine in Norfolk confirmed positive following a pre-movement test
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