PIRBRIGHT, England (Reuters) - British officials said on Friday they were investigating a further suspected case of foot and mouth disease outside a 10-km surveillance zone, raising fears the contagious cattle illness could be spreading.
Debby Reynolds, the country's chief veterinarian, said there were "clinical suspicions" of a further foot and mouth infection but emphasised that the indications were mild and that tests had not yet been carried out.
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