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The Suffolk farm where the UK's first case of bluetongue was discovered has reopened to the public.The Suffolk farm where the UK's first case of bluetongue was discovered has reopened to the public.
Richard Storer, who runs Baylham House Rare Breeds Farm near Ipswich, had to close his farm in September and two of his rare-breed cattle were put down. Richard Storer, who runs Baylham House Rare Breeds Farm near Ipswich, had to close his farm on 22 September and two of his rare-breed cattle were put down. Mr Storer said: "It's absolutely wonderful to have the public around again and it's good to see the children enjoying meeting the animals.
Mr Storer said: "It's absolutely wonderful to have the public around again and it's good to see the children enjoying meeting the animals.
"Visitors have told us they are pleased we have come through this drama.""Visitors have told us they are pleased we have come through this drama."
Mr Storer runs the rare breeds farm and other agricultural activities with the help of his wife and son, who is the stock manager.Mr Storer runs the rare breeds farm and other agricultural activities with the help of his wife and son, who is the stock manager.
The staff look after hundreds of visitors and many school parties that come to the farm to see the rare breeds and get a taste of life in the country.The staff look after hundreds of visitors and many school parties that come to the farm to see the rare breeds and get a taste of life in the country.
Bluetongue is a virus carried by midges and the government's food and farming department Defra has said it is likely the insects had been blown by winds across the North Sea from mainland Europe where there had been several hundred cases in France, Germany and the low countries.Bluetongue is a virus carried by midges and the government's food and farming department Defra has said it is likely the insects had been blown by winds across the North Sea from mainland Europe where there had been several hundred cases in France, Germany and the low countries.
The number of confirmed cases of bluetongue in East Anglia is now 26 with the biggest cluster of 10 cases of the same strain found on farms in the Ipswich area.The number of confirmed cases of bluetongue in East Anglia is now 26 with the biggest cluster of 10 cases of the same strain found on farms in the Ipswich area.
The new bluetongue control-and-protect zone comprises parts of Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex and Cambridgeshire.The new bluetongue control-and-protect zone comprises parts of Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex and Cambridgeshire.
The zone also includes London and parts of Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Kent, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Berkshire, Surrey and Sussex.The zone also includes London and parts of Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Kent, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Berkshire, Surrey and Sussex.