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All of this is threatened by the viral infection, which has hit around a quarter of Sardinia's 13,000 sheep farms this year, killing 40,000 sheep and lambs, compared to just 5,000 in 2023.

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"It was a disaster waiting to happen," she sighed, denouncing the late arrival of a vaccine in June and the financial burden of a fast-spreading virus that has hit sheep farms across the country.

There have been 126 cases on cattle and sheep farms in England. The virus does not affect people or food safety. Farmers are calling for a vaccine to be developed quickly against the strain.