In the Czech Republic, the danger zone for cattle infection with bluetongue has been expanded to cover the entire territory of the republic

Published 2024년 10월 29일

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The Czech Republic's State Veterinary Administration has announced the expansion of the livestock infection danger zone for bluetongue disease to the entire country, effective October 30, 2024, in response to the disease's spread. First detected in September, this is the first outbreak in the Czech Republic in 15 years, with 67 foci identified to date. The disease, spread by insects, causes epizootics and mass animal deaths, but is not harmful to humans. As a precaution, livestock transport has been restricted. The disease is also spreading to other European countries.

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The State Veterinary Administration of the Czech Republic has expanded the danger zone of livestock infection with bluetongue to the entire territory of the republic. The agency reported this on its website. "The State Veterinary Administration is responding to the development of the situation with the spread of bluetongue and is expanding the [danger zone of livestock infection] to the entire territory of the Czech Republic from October 30, 2024," the document says. Livestock will only be transported in exceptional cases in the republic. Bluetongue, or catarrhal fever of sheep, a disease that can cause mass deaths of livestock, began to spread in the Czech Republic more than a month ago. It was recorded in the country for the first time in the last 15 years. In early September, the virus was detected on a livestock farm in the village of Jindžichovice in the western Czech Republic. In the Czech Republic, veterinary control at slaughterhouses has been strengthened since the ...

Source: Kvedomosti