Disease

Bluetongue cases on the rise in Britain

Bluetongue is now much more prevalent in the livestock dense areas in the southwest, whereas in 2024 and 2025 it was mainly found in arable regions in the east.

NORTHERN IRELAND 5 August 2026

Bluetongue cases on the rise in Britain

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