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| New foot-and-mouth case suspected | New foot-and-mouth case suspected |
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| There is a "clinical suspicion" of a new foot-and-mouth outbreak in Surrey - outside of the existing surveillance zone, it has been announced. | There is a "clinical suspicion" of a new foot-and-mouth outbreak in Surrey - outside of the existing surveillance zone, it has been announced. |
| Chief veterinary officer Debby Reynolds told a news conference a new 3km (1.8 mile) control zone had been put around a farm near Dorking. | Chief veterinary officer Debby Reynolds told a news conference a new 3km (1.8 mile) control zone had been put around a farm near Dorking. |
| An outbreak at the site would be the first outside the existing 10km (6.2 miles) surveillance zone. | An outbreak at the site would be the first outside the existing 10km (6.2 miles) surveillance zone. |
| That is around a Guildford farm where foot-and-mouth was confirmed last week. | |
| Ms Reynolds said the disease had not been confirmed and that laboratory results would follow. | Ms Reynolds said the disease had not been confirmed and that laboratory results would follow. |
| HOW FOOT-AND-MOUTH SPREADS Direct contact, from animal to animalFluid from an infected animal's blister; saliva, milk or dung also pass on the diseaseAnimals eating infected feedVirus can be spread by people or vehicles, if not disinfected Airborne spread of disease also possibleAnimals can begin spreading virus before visible signs of disease emergeSource: Defra | |
| "This is a developing disease situation," she said. | "This is a developing disease situation," she said. |
| "The containment and eradication of foot-and-mouth disease remains our priority. | "The containment and eradication of foot-and-mouth disease remains our priority. |
| "This is why we have moved swiftly to put in place a temporary control zone while we investigate this development." | "This is why we have moved swiftly to put in place a temporary control zone while we investigate this development." |
| Lib Dem environment spokesman Chris Huhne urged the government to consider vaccinations to stop the disease spreading. | Lib Dem environment spokesman Chris Huhne urged the government to consider vaccinations to stop the disease spreading. |
| "If it's a confirmed outbreak then I do think the government is going to have to look at other options than the culling option that it's been looking at so far," he told BBC News. | "If it's a confirmed outbreak then I do think the government is going to have to look at other options than the culling option that it's been looking at so far," he told BBC News. |
| "It does seem to be spreading outside the surveillance zone and the last thing we want is another 2001 spreading throughout the countryside." | "It does seem to be spreading outside the surveillance zone and the last thing we want is another 2001 spreading throughout the countryside." |