France wants to prevent bluetongue with additional measures

Additional transport measures apply within this zone, which runs roughly from the Pas de Calais to Saarbrücken in Germany, 150 kilometers from the outbreaks in Belgium. Bluetongue-sensitive animals, such as sheep, goats, cattle and camelids, that leave this area must have had a disinfection treatment in the two weeks before departure and test negative for the presence of the virus. Not to Spain For trade abroad, these animals susceptible to bluetongue may be transported to countries that accept disinfection and the negative screening test. To countries that only accept vaccinated animals, such as Spain, transport from this area is currently at a standstill. The French government does order vaccines against this bluetongue type. The method of distribution and which areas and animal groups are given priority are still ...