Tag: Notifiable disease
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Bluetongue BTV-8 Case Confirmed in Cornwall: APHA Updates
What happened in Cornwall The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) has confirmed a bluetongue virus case (BTV-8) in a sheep on a premises near Launceston, Cornwall, reported on Friday. This marks the first BTV-8 detection in the UK since 2008, while 78 other cases of BTV-3, a different bluetongue strain, have been identified in…
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Bluetongue BTV-8 detected in Cornwall sheep
Cornwall bluetongue case: what happened A bluetongue virus case, type BTV-8, has been confirmed at a premises near Launceston in Cornwall. The Animal and Plant Health Agency said the diagnosis was made on Friday after investigators observed suspicious clinical signs in the flock. This marks the first UK detection of the BTV-8 strain since 2008.…