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| A fifth animal in Suffolk has tested positive for bluetongue disease, government officials have said. | A fifth animal in Suffolk has tested positive for bluetongue disease, government officials have said. |
| The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) said the animal, at a farm near Burstall, east of Ipswich, will be culled. | |
| The strain, first detected on Saturday, is the same as one that has killed livestock in Europe but the UK cases are yet not classed as an outbreak. | The strain, first detected on Saturday, is the same as one that has killed livestock in Europe but the UK cases are yet not classed as an outbreak. |
| The virus, which is spread by midges, affects cattle, sheep, goats and deer. | The virus, which is spread by midges, affects cattle, sheep, goats and deer. |
| This latest case comes after vets confirmed bluetongue in a fourth animal on premises at Washbrook near Ipswich on Wednesday, and in a Holstein cow on a farm in Lound on Tuesday. | This latest case comes after vets confirmed bluetongue in a fourth animal on premises at Washbrook near Ipswich on Wednesday, and in a Holstein cow on a farm in Lound on Tuesday. |
| It was first detected in two animals on a rare breeds farm in Baylham, near Ipswich. | It was first detected in two animals on a rare breeds farm in Baylham, near Ipswich. |
| 'Not enough evidence' | 'Not enough evidence' |
| Defra is currently conducting tests in the county to establish whether the disease is circulating. | Defra is currently conducting tests in the county to establish whether the disease is circulating. |
| Five cases of bluetongue have now been found in East Anglia | |
| But it says there is not yet enough evidence to confirm that an active outbreak of bluetongue is occurring in the UK. | But it says there is not yet enough evidence to confirm that an active outbreak of bluetongue is occurring in the UK. |
| It says these cases of bluetongue are not classed as an outbreak "unless further investigation demonstrates that disease is circulating between the local animal and midge populations". | It says these cases of bluetongue are not classed as an outbreak "unless further investigation demonstrates that disease is circulating between the local animal and midge populations". |
| There have been nearly 3,000 cases of bluetongue in Northern Europe - including the Netherlands, Belgium, France and Germany - since July, which had fuelled fears of its arrival in the UK. | There have been nearly 3,000 cases of bluetongue in Northern Europe - including the Netherlands, Belgium, France and Germany - since July, which had fuelled fears of its arrival in the UK. |
| Animals with the disease experience discomfort, with flu-like symptoms, and swelling and haemorrhaging in and around the mouth and nose. They can also go lame and have difficulty eating. | Animals with the disease experience discomfort, with flu-like symptoms, and swelling and haemorrhaging in and around the mouth and nose. They can also go lame and have difficulty eating. |