Foot and Mouth disease: Temporary control zone set up in West Midlands

A temporary control zone has been set up around a premises in the West Midlands as officials investigate another suspected case of foot and mouth. Defra said the control zone was around a site near Solihull, just to the south of Birmingham international airport. A spokesman said the move was a precautionary measure: the disease has not been confirmed at the site and tests on animals there are continuing. Control zones remain in place around three farms in Surrey which had the virus.

ITN Source | September 19, 2007

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