Bluetongue is the tip of the iceberg in terms of other vector-borne animal diseases that are coming in Ireland’s direction.

Hochsauerland is the 3rd district within the North Rhine Westphalia state where African Swine Fever (ASF) has emerged in wild ...

New research [1] from Queen’s University Belfast shows that biting midges - the insects responsible for spreading bluetongue virus - can survive far colder temperatures than previously thought, ...

My phone this week has been binging with WhatsApp alerts from the regional vet labs warning us of confirmed cases of Schmallenberg virus (SBV) in lambs and calves this spring. I remember when I ...

Growing numbers of flocks are being struck by the deadly Schmallenberg virus in the south of England, Midlands and Wales. Vets are urging farmers with deformed lambs to send them for post-mortem so ...

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The cases are the first to be confirmed in cattle bred and raised in Scotland The first evidence of cases of the Schmallenberg virus (SBV) among livestock bred and raised in Scotland has been ...