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TheDairySite Bluetongue Disease News
Bluetongue Disease
Latest Bluetongue Disease News
Thursday, October 30, 2008
EC Proposes Extra 100 Million Euro Funds EU - The European Commission today announced its intention to propose in early 2009 additional funding of approximately €100 million in order to co-finance the administration of vaccines to control Bluetongue disease in 2009.
Advice Against Imports After BTV6 IRELAND - The Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Brendan Smith TD, today referred to the confirmation of bluetongue (BTV6) in cattle on farms in the Netherlands.
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
New Strain Prompts Calls For Vigilance UK - NFU Scotland is calling on Government and industry to bolster its defences following the discovery of a new strain of bluetongue disease in Europe. Bluetongue is a devastating viral infection of cattle and sheep, with the virus transmitted between...
Monday, October 27, 2008
New Bluetongue Strain Confirmed NETHERLANDS - Authorities have confirmed a new strain of bluetongue has been discovered on three farms in the south of the country.
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Vaccination Pleas in Wales as French Outbreak Soars UK - NFU Cymru is taking the opportunity of the Dairy Event to renew its plea to dairy farmers in Wales to vaccinate their cattle against the Bluetongue Virus.
Friday, October 17, 2008
Bluetongue Outbreak in Malaga MALAGA, SPAIN - The Agriculture and Fisheries Department’s veterinary services have detected an outbreak of bluetongue in Alhaurin el Grande.
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Bluetongue Vaccine: Take-up Worries Flare UK - A dramatic fall in the take-up of bluetongue vaccine could have serious ramifications on the vaccination strategy next year, the industry has warned.
Friday, October 10, 2008
Window Opening for Scottish Vaccination SCOTLAND, UK - The window for compulsory bluetongue vaccination in Scotland will open on Monday November 3, 2008, the Scottish Government confirmed today.
Wednesday, October 08, 2008
Urgent Call to Farmers on Cattle Vaccination UK - An animal health expert in Northumberland has warned that the poor take-up of bluetongue vaccine in the county is potentially devastating for the region.
Wednesday, October 01, 2008
JAB Renews Warning UK - With eight reported cases of infectious imported animals in the UK and over 15,000 cases of BTV8 having been reported in France so far this year, the potentially devastating threat to UK livestock and farmers livelihoods is as real as ever. ...
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Vaccination is the Only Answer to Cattle Virus Problem, Says Lib-Dem UK - The Liberal Democrats have urged farmers not to import livestock into Wales from areas where bluetongue is circulating.
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Outbreak Spreads South in Sweden SWEDEN - Sweden’s outbreak of blue tongue disease continues to spread as animals in the Småland region of south central Sweden and neighbouring Skåne county to the south have now been diagnosed with the condition.
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Welsh Uptake of Bluetongue Vaccine 'Disappointing' UK - Farmers across Wales came under fire this week from Welsh Assembly Rural Affairs Minister, Elin Jones, for failing to treat the threats from bluetongue seriously.
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Cymru's Strong Message to Importers WALES, UK - Strong opposition was voiced today by members of NFU Cymru’s Welsh Council to the practice of importing Bluetongue susceptible animals from areas where the virus is currently circulating and has proposed an immediate voluntary ban on all...
Bluetongue Vaccines Delivered into the Open Market UK - More batches of bluetongue vaccine will come on the market this morning (Monday, September 22) after Fort Dodge became the first firm to release product into the open market.
Bluetongue Virus Uses Unique Viral Enzymes to Replicate UK - Scientists at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine have revealed that bluetongue virus (BTV) uses unique viral enzymes to replicate, which is key to the establishment of infection.
Monday, September 22, 2008
OIE Conference: New Network to Contain Bluetongue LITHUANIA - The 23rd Conference of the Regional Commission for Europe of the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), held in Vilnius, Lithuania, from 15 to 19 September 2008 , concluded with a strong commitment to move forward with the implementation...
Thursday, September 18, 2008
French Cattle Brought to Wales Have Bluetongue UK - Two imported cattle have tested positive for the deadly animal disease bluetongue, the Assembly Government revealed last night.
Compulsory Bluetongue Vaccine Programme SCOTLAND, UK - A compulsory vaccination programme will be launched this winter to protect Scotland's livestock industry against the spread of bluetongue virus.
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Third Cow Tested for Bluetongue UK - A third cow is being tested for bluetongue after two imported animals tested positive for the virus on a farm in north Wales.
