Anthrax has been found in a second cow to have died at a farm in Wiltshire after the first case was discovered on the same farm.
Wiltshire Council said it was now monitoring a herd of about 40 cows on the farm in Westbury as a precaution.
The first cow that died at the Wiltshire Farm was confirmed to have carried anthrax. The said case is a first in the UK since 2006. Government officials, however, said that no signs of human infections have been detected and that the risk of human contamination is low.
The animals concerned have been slaughtered and incinerated and movement restrictions put in place.
The farm concerned last had an instance of anthrax in a cow 20 years ago, Wiltshire Council's director of public health Maggie Rae said.
Movement restrictions remain in place on the farm and a footpath going through the field has been closed as a precaution.
Public Health England said any risk of infection to those in close contact with the animal was "very low".
