Bluetongue – UK update, spread control measures and vaccination
Oct 29, 2024•17 min•Ep. 244
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Episode description
Dr Fiona Lovatt from Flock Health joins us on this week’s OviCast to talk about the bluetongue situation in the UK.
Fiona gives us a description of the condition and explains the impact it has on livestock. We discuss the spread of it in Europe and the UK and the control measures put in place to limit its impact and how they work.
We also discuss the role of vaccination and how this differs from previous serotypes encountered.
More information on bluetongue can be found on the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine’s website at:
https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/cd6c0-bluetongue-virus/
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