Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs written question – answered at on 20 June 2018.
Victoria Prentis
Conservative, Banbury
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department is carrying out research to evaluate the cause of and potential threats posed by Alabama Rot to dogs in the UK; and if he will make a statement.
George Eustice
The Minister of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
A private veterinary group is coordinating an investigation into the cause of the syndrome known as cutaneous and renal glomerular vasculopathy (CRGV) in the UK, which is sometimes referred to as Alabama rot. The Animal and Plant Health Agency has been engaging with this investigation since the outset and continues to do so.
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