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Bluetongue detected for 1st time in BritainLONDON (AP)--Bluetongue, a virus affecting cows and other ruminant animals, has been detected for the first time in Britain, the government said Sept. 22. A cow was infected with the disease on a farm near Ipswich, 70 miles (110 kilometers) northeast of London, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs said in a statement. "This is not a confirmed outbreak unless further investigation demonstrates that disease is circulating," the environment agency said in a statement. The disease is not harmful to humans, nor fatal to animals. It is transmitted by certain species of midges once common only in Mediterranean climes. Experts say the insect has moved further north due to global warming, and bluetongue may now be endemic in Northern Europe. The disease has recently been seen in the Netherlands after moving north from Belgium and west from Germany. Britain's environment agency said the infected cow would be slaughtered and scientists were investigating the situation.
Date: 10/4/07 Advertisement
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