Bluetongue has been detected in Germany for the first time since 2009, the German ministry of agriculture has confirmed.
The outbreak was identified in a herd of cattle in Baden-Wurttemberg – an area near the French border where the disease has been present over the last number of years.
Of the herd of 91 cattle, two tested positive for the disease. The source of the outbreak is unknown.
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A number of measures have been put in place to curb the potential spread of the disease including; movement controls inside the country, surveillance outside the containment and/or protection zone and screening and traceability measures.
Northern Ireland
In December an heifer imported into Northern Ireland from France was detected with the disease. Although not deemed an outbBritain remains officially bluetongue-free.
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Bluetongue has been detected in Germany for the first time since 2009, the German ministry of agriculture has confirmed.
The outbreak was identified in a herd of cattle in Baden-Wurttemberg – an area near the French border where the disease has been present over the last number of years.
Of the herd of 91 cattle, two tested positive for the disease. The source of the outbreak is unknown.
A number of measures have been put in place to curb the potential spread of the disease including; movement controls inside the country, surveillance outside the containment and/or protection zone and screening and traceability measures.
Northern Ireland
In December an heifer imported into Northern Ireland from France was detected with the disease. Although not deemed an outbBritain remains officially bluetongue-free.
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