Tests are being carried out on livestock at a premises in the West Midlands to find out if foot-and-mouth disease is present.
Tests are being carried out on livestock at a premises in the West Midlands to find out if foot-and-mouth disease is present.
A temporary control zone has been put around the site in Solihull as a precautionary measure.
A temporary control zone has been put around the site in Solihull as a precautionary measure.
Government vets have carried out an assessment of the symptoms in livestock at the site and are awaiting the results of tests.
Government vets have carried out an assessment of the symptoms in livestock at the site and are awaiting the results of tests.
Control zones are in place around three farms in Surrey which had the disease.
Control zones are in place around three farms in Surrey which had the disease.
A statement from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs said the disease had not been confirmed at the site in Solihull.
A statement from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs said the disease had not been confirmed at the site in Solihull, which is just south of Birmingham International Airport.
Same disease strain
Same disease strain
It added: "The containment and eradication of foot-and-mouth disease is our top priority.
It added: "The containment and eradication of foot-and-mouth disease is our top priority.
"It remains essential for animal keepers to practice the highest standards of biosecurity, remain vigilant for disease and report any suspicions immediately."
"It remains essential for animal keepers to practice the highest standards of biosecurity, remain vigilant for disease and report any suspicions immediately."
The three latest confirmed cases were just a few miles away from the Pirbright research complex in Surrey - blamed as the source for the foot-and-mouth outbreaks at two other farms last month.
David Catlow, president of the British Veterinary Association, said results of the tests should be available soon.
He said: "It would be a serious development if it is confirmed but at the moment it's a report case and we have had more than 100 report cases from the start."
Culls
Three earlier confirmed cases were just a few miles away from the Pirbright research complex in Surrey - blamed as the source for the foot-and-mouth outbreaks at two other farms last month.
The new cases also involve the same strain of the disease found in the outbreaks last month.
The new cases also involve the same strain of the disease found in the outbreaks last month.
Foot-and-mouth was confirmed at Hardwick Park Farm, Egham, a week ago, with animals then testing positive at nearby Stroude Farm shortly after.
Foot-and-mouth was confirmed at Hardwick Park Farm, Egham, a week ago, with animals then testing positive at nearby Stroude Farm shortly after.
On Tuesday it emerged animals at The Klondyke farm had contracted the disease and had been culled.
On Tuesday it emerged animals at The Klondyke farm had contracted the disease and had been culled.
A 3km (1.8-mile) protection zone has been set up around the Surrey farmland, with a 10km (6.2-mile) surveillance zone encircling it.
A 3km (1.8-mile) protection zone has been set up around the Surrey farmland, with a 10km (6.2-mile) surveillance zone encircling it.
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