Bluetongue in the Netherlands

An outbreak of a new Bluetongue virus has spread across the Netherlands

David Wright

11 October 2023

The Dutch had been free of the virus since 2009. \ Donal O Leary

Concerns are growing in England about a potential incursion of bluetongue after a severe outbreak of the variant BTV-3 in the Netherlands. The Dutch reported its first cases since 2009 last month. This has grown to over 700 cases in the past week.

Mortality in sheep flocks is reported as high as 30%.

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