Alarming surge in bluetongue disease reported among UK sheep
Farmers advised to vaccinate after recent hot weather provides ideal conditions for virus-carrying midgesThere has been an alarming surge in the number of sheep affected by an outb...
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Farmers advised to vaccinate after recent hot weather provides ideal conditions for virus-carrying midgesThere has been an alarming surge in the number of sheep affected by an outb...
Cases of bluetongue in the UK have risen to 593 so far this season, according to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra). The first case of bluetongue virus...
A total of 73 bluetongue cases have been confirmed in the UK since the start of the 2026/2027 season on July 1, according to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs...
An unvaccinated 16-month-old heifer tested positive for the virus on post-mortem examination.
Scotland has recorded its first-ever case of bluetongue after the virus was detected in an animal in the south-west of the country. The Scottish government has confirmed that a sin...
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has said 270 cases of bluetongue serotype 3 (BTV-3) have been confirmed in the UK in the 2026 to 2027 bluetongue seas...
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has confirmed a third case of bluetongue in Scotland. There has been spike in bluetongue cases in Britain, with the v...
There are currently 2,462 potential cases of bluetongue under investigation in Great Britain. These are premises that have reported suspicious clinical signs. A total of 825 cases...
The European Commission has moved to reclassify bluetongue virus under its animal disease laws, which is expected to result in less mandatory restrictions when cases of the disease...
The disease, which affects ruminant livestock like sheep and cows, was first detected in a farm in Scotland on August 8.
Bluetongue serotype 3 has been detected in one sheep on a third farm in South West Scotland, less than 2km from two existing cases
A heifer in Co. Wexford has tested positive for bluetongue virus serotype 3 (BTV-3), the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has confirmed. This is the first case...
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Five animals in Scotland have tested positive for the virus so far.
The infected animal has been euthanised on welfare grounds.
The Irish Natura and Hill Farmers Association (INHFA) has called for specific funding in Budget 2027 to address the increasing risk posed from bluetongue. The call comes as 630 cas...
As the livestock sector across the UK and Ireland navigates the 2026 season, bluetongue virus serotype 3 (BTV-3) continues to present a critical and evolving threat to farm product...
The single case, which was the first in Scotland, was recorded at the Kirkmabreck Farm near Creetown in Dumfries and Galloway.
Scotland's first ever case of the virus was detected in a lamb in Dumfries and Galloway on Saturday.
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has advised farmers there is still time to vaccinate their animals against bluetongue. Bluetongue virus (BTV) is a serious...
A total of seven sheep and 13 cattle have so far been affected by the deadly virus in Scotland.
If weather conditions allow the migration of infected midges from the UK across the Irish Sea to Ireland this autumn, we could see increased cases of bluetongue here. According to...
Restrictions on animal movements in and out of affected areas of Dumfries and Galloway have been put in place
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