New FMD case in Tyrone

A fourth case of Foot-and-Mouth Disease has been discovered in the North.

A fourth case of foot-and-mouth has been discovered in the North.

The Department of Agriculture in Belfast has confirmed that tests have come back positive from a second farm in the Ardboe area.

The development is another setback for efforts to control the virus, although officials do point out this outbreak is adjacent to a previous case.

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