Sheep movement restricted in Norfolk and Suffolk amid bluetongue disease

Bluetongue can cause a swollen tongue, fever, reduced milk yield and in severe cases, death. Photograph: FLPA/Alamy

The movement of sheep and cattle has been restricted in Norfolk and Suffolk after several confirmed cases of bluetongue disease.

A restricted zone has been put in place to “mitigate the risk of further cases of disease occurring”, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) said.