Epizootic hemorrhagic disease (EHD) in Switzerland false alarm
Published 2023년 1월 28일
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A calf in Bern, Switzerland, was found to have symptoms of epizootic haemorrhagic disease (EHD) in mid-October, but further testing confirmed that the animal did not have the disease. EHD is a viral disease transmitted by midges that primarily affects cattle and cervids. It was first identified in the United States in 1995 and has since spread to Europe, with France recently reporting outbreaks. Switzerland has now been cleared of the disease, and there is a transport ban for cattle, sheep, goats, and deer within a 150-kilometer radius to prevent the spread.
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A calf was found in Bern, Switzerland, in mid-October with symptoms of epizootic haemorrhagic disease (EHD). Then there was a second suspicion of this viral disease, which, like bluetongue, is also transmitted by midges. The retests at the Woah have now shown that it is not EHD and Switzerland is free of the disease again. EHD affects cattle and, for example, wild sheep, farmed sheep and goats are not susceptible. Cervids are especially susceptible. The disease was first discovered in white-tailed deer in the United States in 1995. Well in Spain and France EHD has been present in ...
Source: Nieuwe Oogst
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