There must be continued vigilance. 13 May. Early in May, Tony Blair announced that the fight against the disease was almost over. The cause of the new outbreak in Devon is unknown. Many farms have parcels of land away from the home premises. But there is no major cause for alarm, he says.
Every epidemic has a long tail.
Sometimes new cases are explicable. Sometimes they are not. But carelessness can be a factor. A total of 1659 cases have been confirmed since the outbreak began.