France has established a quarantine zone along the border with Spain due to nodular dermatitis in cattle.

An outbreak of contagious nodular dermatitis in cattle was confirmed on Saturday, October 4, at a calf farm in Spain (Castelló d'Empúries municipality - Catalonia). Due to the new outbreak of the disease, France has established a new restricted zone in the Pyrénées-Orientales department, which includes 75 municipalities. In the zone, the movement of cattle for breeding is prohibited. A decision on vaccinating cattle from these municipalities is expected to be made this week. Contagious nodular dermatitis in cattle is a viral animal disease that cannot be transmitted to humans through contact with infected livestock, ...