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PRO/AH/EDR> Bluetongue – Europe (07): BTV-8, cattle, Belgium, Germany, France, congenital

Bluetongue -- BelgiumSince our last outbreak assessment on 21 Jan 2019, Germany has reported a further 22 outbreaks of BTV-8 in southwestern Germany, now totalling 52 outbreaks since 1 Dec 2018 [map at source URL]. These were identified as part of a surveillance programme in this region. Outbreaks in the southwestern regions along the borders with France and Switzerland were not unexpected, given the circulation in those countries in the past few months, but the more recent reports from Germany encroached Read more [...]