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| New foot-and-mouth case suspected | New foot-and-mouth case suspected |
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| A 3km foot-and-mouth temporary control zone has been put in place around premises in East Sussex. | A 3km foot-and-mouth temporary control zone has been put in place around premises in East Sussex. |
| It follows a veterinary assessment of suspected signs of the disease in sheep. Tests are in progress on livestock at the site near Rye. | It follows a veterinary assessment of suspected signs of the disease in sheep. Tests are in progress on livestock at the site near Rye. |
| The government had planned to lift the movement ban in low-risk foot-and-mouth areas on 17 October. | The government had planned to lift the movement ban in low-risk foot-and-mouth areas on 17 October. |
| The plan also to lift the Surrey foot-and-mouth protection zone was dependent on no further outbreaks. | |
| A Defra spokesman said: "Animal keepers are urged to remain vigilant for disease, check their animals twice a day and report any suspicions immediately." | |
| If confirmed, it would be the first case of foot-and-mouth outside of Surrey since the emergence of the disease in August. | |
| The disease has been identified at eight farms in Surrey since 3 August. | |
| The disease's risk area covers Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Hertfordshire, Berkshire, Surrey, Hampshire and West Sussex, according to Defra. | |
| England's farming community is also reeling from bluetongue disease, although restrictions put in place to prevent its spread were eased on Monday despite the virus spreading to sheep. |