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A 3km foot-and-mouth temporary control zone placed around premises in East Sussex has been lifted after animals tested negative for the disease.A 3km foot-and-mouth temporary control zone placed around premises in East Sussex has been lifted after animals tested negative for the disease.
The measures were imposed around the land near Rye after vets found possible signs of the disease in sheep.The measures were imposed around the land near Rye after vets found possible signs of the disease in sheep.
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has urged farmers to remain vigilant in checking animals.The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has urged farmers to remain vigilant in checking animals.
The government had planned to lift the livestock movement ban in low-risk foot-and-mouth areas on Wednesday.The government had planned to lift the livestock movement ban in low-risk foot-and-mouth areas on Wednesday.
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If it had been confirmed, the suspected case at Rye would have been the first case of foot-and-mouth outside of Surrey since the emergence of the disease in August.If it had been confirmed, the suspected case at Rye would have been the first case of foot-and-mouth outside of Surrey since the emergence of the disease in August.
From 3 August, the disease has been identified at eight farms.From 3 August, the disease has been identified at eight farms.
The foot-and-mouth risk area covers Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Hertfordshire, Berkshire, Surrey, Hampshire and West Sussex.The foot-and-mouth risk area covers Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Hertfordshire, Berkshire, Surrey, Hampshire and West Sussex.
England's farming community is also suffering from the effects of bluetongue disease, although restrictions put in place to prevent its spread were eased on Monday.England's farming community is also suffering from the effects of bluetongue disease, although restrictions put in place to prevent its spread were eased on Monday.
Farmers within the bluetongue protection zone - from Lincolnshire to East Sussex - are now able to take their animals to slaughterhouses and markets. Farmers within the bluetongue protection zone - from Lincolnshire to East Sussex, including the premises near Rye - are now able to take their animals to slaughterhouses and markets.
The new foot-and-mouth scare came days after the EU lifted a ban on meat imports from Scotland, Wales and parts of England following the two outbreaks.The new foot-and-mouth scare came days after the EU lifted a ban on meat imports from Scotland, Wales and parts of England following the two outbreaks.
All farms outside an area which takes in south-east England and the Home Counties - deemed a "foot-and-mouth risk area" - and outside bluetongue control areas - taking in Suffolk, parts of Norfolk, Essex and Cambridgeshire - are now allowed to export meat to the EU.All farms outside an area which takes in south-east England and the Home Counties - deemed a "foot-and-mouth risk area" - and outside bluetongue control areas - taking in Suffolk, parts of Norfolk, Essex and Cambridgeshire - are now allowed to export meat to the EU.
In addition, all foot-and-mouth movement restrictions in Scotland will be lifted on Wednesday.In addition, all foot-and-mouth movement restrictions in Scotland will be lifted on Wednesday.
The National Farmers' Union estimates the farming sector has lost more than £100m since the first foot-and-mouth outbreak in August.The National Farmers' Union estimates the farming sector has lost more than £100m since the first foot-and-mouth outbreak in August.