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• West Nile fever

  West Nile fever is caused by the West Nile virus (WNV). It is transmitted by mosquito species that are present in large numbers in warmer climate...

• Sheep pox and goat pox

  Sheep and goat pox (SGP) is a notifiable viral disease of small ruminants. Animals infect each other through direct contact and through manure,...

• Rinderpest

  Rinderpest is a notifiable and very serious viral disease of ruminants. Infection occurs through direct contact or intensive indirect contact between...

• Peste des petit ruminants

  Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) is a notifiable and serious viral disease of small ruminants, such as goats and sheep. Infection occurs through...

• Lumpy skin disease

  Lumpy skin disease (LSD) or nodular dermatosis is a notifiable viral disease of cattle. The disease is caused by a pox virus of the genus Capripox...

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  Bluetongue in ruminants, updates 2024

  15 november 2024 | The first case of bluetongue in 2024 in the Netherlands was confirmed on 14 June (serotype 3). Wageningen Bioveterinary Research (WBVR) performs...
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  WUR: alertness for EHDV needed

  24 september 2024 | Wageningen Bioveterinary Research calls on livestock farmers and veterinarians to be alert and to send in samples for analysis if EHDV is suspected.
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  Bluetongue virus type 3 frequently detected in Dutch midges

  2 juli 2024 | Midges found on sheep and cattle farms are frequently infected with blue tongue virus serotype 3.
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  BTV-3 vaccine tested in WBVR infection model

  25 april 2024 | On Friday 26 April, The Dutch Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality announced the availability of a bluetongue vaccine for the Dutch...
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  Bluetongue in ruminants, updates 2023

  4 januari 2024 | An overview of locations where bluetongue infections have been detected at livestock farms in 2023 and 2024 in the Netherlands.

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