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Village under quarantine following Ebola death
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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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Annual submission deadline small pet animal exemptions

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 Companies marketing medicines for small pets exempt from authorisation must submit their annual return to the Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) by 30 November 2026.

Submitting this annual return ensures continued compliance with regulatory requirements for products marketed without a full Marketing Authorisation. The exemption specifically applies to products intended for animals, cage birds, terrarium animals, small rodents, ferrets and rabbits.

For further details and submission guidelines, visit the gov.uk website.  

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Bluetongue RZ extended across Scotland

The Scottish Government has announced an extension to a Bluetongue Restricted Zone that is in place in south-west Scotland.

From 3 October, the Restricted Zone will be extended to cover the whole of Scotland. The Animal, Plant and Health Agency (APHA) says this is in response to further disease spread, as well as simplify trading conditions ahead of the autumn.

Since the whole country will share a disease status, it will no longer be necessary to have a movement license to move susceptible livestock around the country. Restrictions on germinal products remain.

As of 1 October 2026, there were 1,979 cases of BTV-3 in England, 389 cases in Wales and 40 cases in Scotland.