The number of infections with EHD in France is increasing

Epizootic haemorrhagic disease (EHD) is a non-infectious viral disease. The disease is caused by an orbivirus, which occurs mainly in deer and attacks the inside of small blood vessels, causing edema, bleeding and ulcers. Animals cannot infect each other; The virus, like bluetongue, is transmitted by midges. Clinical signs have also been described in cattle. Sheep show no clinical signs of EHD. The new outbreaks have led French authorities to expand the list of departments for which a restricted zone has been established. Spain has agreed in principle to reopen its market for French animals. Spain itself has been affected by the disease since ...