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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Sybille de La Hamaide

First case of highly infectious viral disease detected on French cattle farm

Lumpy skin disease causes fevers and blisters in infected cattle and buffalo - (Alamy/PA)

France has detected a case of lumpy skin disease at a cattle farm in the Savoie region near the Alps.

On Sunday, the agriculture ministry confirmed it was the country's first outbreak of the highly infectious viral disease.

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