Bluetongue disease detected in UK

Oh dear. This is bad news. Bluetongue seems to be a nasty disease with a 70% kill rate of infected stock. It is not unexpected, but it is the first time it's hit the UK.

There have been recent outbreaks of the disease on the continent. Defra said the discovery in Suffolk was not considered an outbreak unless further investigation demonstrated that the disease is circulating.

Let's hope it remains a single isolated case