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TheDairySite Bluetongue Disease News
Bluetongue Disease
Latest Bluetongue Disease News
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Tighter Controls to Halt Bluetongue UK - Increased controls to prevent the spread of bluetongue virus across Europe have been welcomed by Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs Richard Lochhead.
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Scottish Union Calls for Import Ban SCOTLAND, UK - NFU Scotland has used a major one-day livestock event to urge all producers in the UK to ban imports from Northern Europe until such times as bluetongue disease is seen to be under control and Europe has put tougher movement restrictions...
Monday, November 10, 2008
Bluetongue Helpline for Scotland SCOTLAND, UK - Information road shows and a helpline have been set up to help farmers comply with the compulsory bluetongue vaccination programme.
Thursday, November 06, 2008
BTV-6 ‘Could Spread Unchecked for a Year’ UK - Farmers in the UK are unlikely to see a vaccine for the latest bluetongue strain to infect Europe for at least a year, a leading vaccine manufacturer said.
Wednesday, November 05, 2008
Northern Ireland Warning Over BTV6 NORTHERN IRELAND, UK - The Ulster Farmers’ Union has thrown its weight behind fresh calls for a voluntary ban on livestock imports into Northern Ireland, following the emergence of a new Bluetongue virus, BTv6, in the Netherlands.
First Virus Case Detected in Austria VIENNA, AUSTRIA - Austria's Health Ministry says a cow has tested positive for the bluetongue virus in the country's first ever case.
Monday, November 03, 2008
Bluetongue Vaccine Cost Concerns SCOTLAND, UK - Scottish farmers have raised concerns over a compulsory vaccination programme for bluetongue disease.
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.
