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FOOT-AND-MOU$H DISEASE - Fjb 22
Thj Ministty of Agriculture last night
extended the infected area around tha
farm and abattoir in Essjx whete foot-
and-mouth diseasj has bjen confhqmed.
Ihe new curas prohibii thj movjmjnt of
animalu ig and oyt of f rms in thu
arja and comj into effect immediately.
The extjnded aria takjs in whdeu part1
of Essex and nozth Krnt and fomlows
assessmjnt of the most likely areas of
thj spread of thj di3ease from thu
outbriak sites. Ministry 6jts will be
checking farms throughout thj area.
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