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PRO/AH/EDR> Bluetongue – Europe (04): France (AL) ovine, bovine, st 8, assessment

Bluetongue -- France1. Disease ReportFrance has reported an outbreak of BTV-8 in the Allier region, Central France (OIE, 2015; see map [at the source URL]). Clinical signs (facial oedema, respiratory problems and increased temperature) in a single sheep present at the holding were 1st observed on 21 Aug 2015. Samples tested positive from 5 out of 175 sheep and 27 out of 147 cattle. Disease control measures are in place: according to the French Ministry of Agriculture, a 150-km zone has been put in Read more [...]