Sky News Headline; says: 'Fears are growing of a new foot and mouth outbreak after a temporary control zone was put in place away from the original cases in Surrey. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) set up a 3km-radius protection and surveillance area outside a 10km zone already surrounding two infected farms.It followed an "inconclusive assessment" of symptoms in cattle.
Chief Veterinary Officer Debby Reynolds said: "This is a developing disease situation. The containment and eradication of foot and mouth disease remains our priority. This is why we have moved swiftly to put in place a temporary control zone while we investigate this development. At this stage disease has not been confirmed, laboratory results will follow."
The new zone is to the west of Dorking and close to the two confirmed cases of the disease.
