Bluetongue has spread to three more counties, with new cases in both sheep and cattle.
The disease has been confirmed in bovines on three farms in Roscommon, Waterford, and Dublin.
The Roscommon case is the first in the west of Ireland, within the current group of impacted counties.
Bluetongue was confirmed for the first time in a sheep in Ireland just 10 days ago, with the disease detected in a dead ram in Co Wexford.
Since then, bluetongue has been confirmed in a sheep in Co Kildare bringing the total detected in the county to six confirmed cases of bluetongue this year, with five in cattle.
Vaccinate stock appeal
Wexford has also seen a high number of cases with six confirmations of the disease in cattle, two of these in recent days, and one in sheep.
Wicklow has had one case of bluetongue confirmed, as has Co Louth, both in cattle.
It is not yet known if the second case in sheep, or if the new cases in cattle, have been clinical.
Farmers are again encouraged to watch out for the symptoms of bluetongue and are urged to vaccinate their stock where possible.
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