France has reported a sixth outbreak of bluetongue disease in eight days in eastern France, bringing the total to six across five northeastern departments. The disease, which is spread by insects and affects sheep, cattle, and goats, has been circulating in the Netherlands, northern Belgium, and western Germany since late last year. France started a vaccination campaign to combat the disease, increasing the number of free vaccines for farmers to 6.4 million doses, including 1.1 million for sheep and 5.3 million for cattle.