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

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 ...