{"id":122417,"date":"2024-08-27T14:12:24","date_gmt":"2024-08-27T14:12:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/27\/bluetongue-virus-discovered-in-uk-after-rapid-increase-in-europe\/"},"modified":"2024-08-27T14:12:24","modified_gmt":"2024-08-27T14:12:24","slug":"bluetongue-virus-discovered-in-uk-after-rapid-increase-in-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/27\/bluetongue-virus-discovered-in-uk-after-rapid-increase-in-europe\/","title":{"rendered":"Bluetongue virus discovered in UK after ‘rapid increase’ in Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A virus that affects sheep and cows has been detected in the UK after a “rapid increase” across Europe.<\/p>\n

Bluetongue – which is not dangerous to humans but can cause death in farm animals – has been found in a single sheep near Haddiscoe in South Norfolk.<\/p>\n

It is believed to be the first case of the virus in the UK for the 2024\/2025 season.<\/p>\n

A 20km control zone has now been declared around the Norfolk premises in a bid to try and minimise the risk of further transmission.<\/p>\n

Back in May, the government said there was a “high probability”<\/a><\/strong> of the introduction of a new strain of the virus – known as BTV-3 – as infected biting midges were blown over from northern Europe.<\/p>\n

Officials said there has been a rapid increase in cases in the Netherlands and Germany, and new cases in France, Luxembourg and Denmark.<\/p>\n

The virus affects livestock including cattle and sheep, as well as goats, deer and llamas. Symptoms can include a blue and swollen tongue, fever, reduced milk yield, and, in the most severe cases, death.<\/p>\n

UK deputy chief veterinary officer Ele Brown said on Monday that farmers should check their animals frequently and report any suspicions to the Animal and Plant Health Agency.<\/p>\n

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Free testing is available for animals moving from and to the highest risk counties.<\/p>\n

Bluetongue last swept through Britain in November 2023 after 199 cases were found in five months to March 2024.<\/p>\n

119 of these cases were found in cattle and seven cases in sheep. At the time, Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, Kent and East Sussex were labelled as high risk areas.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n


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