2024-08-07 16:30:00
Bluetongue Alert. The World Organization for Animal Health said on August 7 that France reported its first case. Based on the information provided, OMSA stated in a report that the case was discovered on July 30 and confirmed on August 5 among a flock of sheep raised by a person on a farm in the town of Marpent in the Hauts-de-France region. .
Bluetongue, which is transmitted through insects, can be fatal to domestic ruminants such as sheep, cattle and goats. The virus has been circulating in the Netherlands, northern Belgium and western Germany since late 2023.
France purchases 600,000 doses of vaccine
The agriculture ministry said last week it was setting up “control zones” around Belgium’s last outbreak and launching a vaccination campaign on a voluntary basis to limit the impact of the disease.
France has specifically purchased 600,000 doses of the vaccine from the German company Boehringer Ingelheim to vaccinate sheep, and 4 million doses from the Spanish company CZ Vaccines so that it can vaccinate up to 2 million cattle.
The vaccines will be distributed free to breeders.
Reuters (Sybille de La Hamaide, in French by Augustin Turpin, edited by Kate Entlinger)
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