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Village under quarantine following Ebola death
Ebola
The quarantine will last three weeks and covers almost 1,000 people.

Officials detect disease in SellaKaffta, Kambia

A village in Sierra Leone has been put under quarantine following the death of a 67-year-old woman who tested positive for Ebola.

Officials detected the disease in SellaKaffta in the northern district of Kambia, just five days into a six-week countdown to the country officially being declared ebola-free.

A BBC correspondent said that authorities had been optimistic following a lengthy period without any new ebola cases and the finding had caught them off-guard.

He added that the quarantine is stricter than previous ones and includes a curfew in which people are not allowed to move from house to house.

Over 11,000 individuals have died in Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea since the Ebola outbreak begun.

Together with Sierra Leone's health ministry, the World Health organisation are planning a vaccination programme for those who may have come into contact with the woman.

Provided that no new cases are recorded, the quarantine will last three weeks and covers almost 1,000 people.

Image (C) Wikimedia/CDC Global

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Defra shares new Sanitary and Phytosanitary guidance

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 Defra has published guidance for the vet sector ahead of a proposed UK-EU Sanitary and Phytosanitary agreement.

The agreement, which will change the movement and trade of animals and related products, could see reductions in checks, paperwork and certification. As well as describing regulatory developments, the advice highlights the importance of animal ID, registration and traceability in disease control and other compliance arrangements.

The guidance can be found here. More detail is expected as negotiations progress. 

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New form for online veterinary medicines retailers

The Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) has produced a new online form for retailers wishing to sell veterinary medicines on the internet.

The form replace the previous Word version and is part of the VMD's ongoing commitment to digitise its processes. Anyone retailing prescription medicines online, including POM-V, POM-VPS and NFA-VPS categories, is lawfully required to register with the VMD before trading.

The change only applies to new applicants. Retailers already listed on the VMD's Register of Online Retailers or registered under the Accredited Internet Retailer Scheme (AIRS) do not need to do anything.