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A third animal has tested positive for Bluetongue disease.A third animal has tested positive for Bluetongue disease.
Officials confirmed that the midge-borne virus was discovered on a premises near Lowestoft, Suffolk. The midge-borne virus was discovered on a premises near Lowestoft, Suffolk, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has confirmed.
The first two cases were found in animals at the Baylham House Rare Breeds Farm, near Ipswich. The first two cases were found in cows at the Baylham House Rare Breeds Farm, near Ipswich.
The strain of the disease is the same as one that has devastated cattle and sheep herds across northern Europe but is not being classed as an outbreak. The strain of the disease is the same as one that has devastated cattle and sheep across northern Europe but is not yet regarded by the UK as an outbreak.
On Saturday, a cow tested positive for bluetongue on a farm at Baylham and a second cow at the same farm was also slaughtered after the virus was confirmed on Monday.
Bluetongue is common in Mediterranean countries and has steadily spread further north in Europe over the past year.
Experts say the disease is spread by midges and specialists think an insect may have been blown across the Channel by strong winds.