Testing and support for animals with a potentially deadly virus will be "ramped up" ahead of a projected peak in cases, the UK's chief veterinary officer has said.
Cases of bluetongue virus (BTV) - an insect-borne viral disease affecting sheep and cattle among other animals - have risen to 395 across the UK because of the long, hot summer, according to the latest government data released on Thursday.
Farmers in Exmoor, Somerset, said they had lost livestock to the disease, which was having a personal effect on families.
Christine Middlemiss, the UK's chief veterinary officer, said it was "absolutely the worst" outbreak the UK had seen, exacerbated by the "ongoing hot weather".
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