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Gloucestershire has been one of the most
infected counties in the 2001 FMD outbreak. Most of the cases (up to
April 10, 2001) have been broadly along the River Severn, with a
concentration in the Forest of Dean.
It was recorded on April 10 that FMD had been
confirmed in free roaming sheep in the Forest of Dean, a potentially
devastating development. With the RAC being based in the County, we
are proposing to try and examine the outbreak here in as much detail
as we can. This will develop over the next days and weeks, please
keep checking the site.
The first matter is to define the region. The
County of Gloucestershire is in the South West of England and is
shown approximately outlined in blue. The Forest of Dean to the west
of the Severn is shown in red stipple. A number of outbreaks of FMD
listed in Gloucestershire are in fact in South
Gloucestershire, which is an adjoining county, outlined in green.
This was formerly part of County Avon and is best considered as the
hinter land of the City of Bristol, rather than as an extension of
Gloucestershire.
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