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Northern Ireland
Bluetongue still prominent in Britain
Kieran Mailey
Two bluetongue temporary control zones remain in place in Kent and Norfolk.
10 January 2024 News
New cases of bluetongue found in England
Two further cases of bluetongue in cattle have been identified at two new locations in England.
10 January 2024 News
New cases of bluetongue found in England
Two further cases of bluetongue in cattle have been identified at two new locations in England.
Further bluetongue case found in Kent control zone
The case was detected during active surveillance carried out in a bluetongue temporary control zone.
5 January 2024 News
News round-up from Northern Ireland
Weekly round-up of news from the farming industry in Northern Ireland.
3 January 2024 Northern Ireland
Fewer bird flu cases this winter so far
The last case in the UK was on 29 November when the H5N1 strain of the virus was confirmed in a poultry unit near Cranbrook, east Devon.
3 January 2024 Northern Ireland
Bluetongue: ban on cattle and sheep moving from Britain to Ireland
Bluetongue does not affect human or food safety, but, if found here, would have a very negative impact on animal welfare and the livestock sector.
13 November 2023 News
Bluetongue nears 4,000 cases in the Netherlands
France, Germany and Belgium are all also reporting cases of the bluetongue virus.
2 November 2023 News
Britain moves to suspend French cattle imports due to EHD disease
Trade of live ruminants from France is postponed, as they are no longer able to comply with relevant animal health certificates, DEFRA stated.
13 October 2023 News
Bluetongue in the Netherlands
An outbreak of a new Bluetongue virus has spread across the Netherlands
11 October 2023 News