Meanings of bluetongue in English

Britain's farm ministry has reported a fifth case of bluetongue disease in an animal in Suffolk, eastern England.

Arguably the best-documented example of veterinary importance is the recent twofold invasion of bluetongue (BT) in Europe.

Britain's farm ministry today reported a third case of bluetongue disease in an animal in Suffolk in eastern England.

Since 2006 bluetongue disease is rapidly spreading across Europe and reached Switzerland in October 2007.

Britain's livestock sector has had a tough year with a first ever outbreak of bluetongue and a foot and mouth outbreak.

Bird flu is just the latest blow for British farmers still reeling from outbreaks of foot and mouth disease and bluetongue.

Idaho wildlife managers said bluetongue was not expected to decimate whitetail herds statewide but could exact a heavy toll on local herds.

The cow is on a farm near Middlesbrough, which is outside the existing bluetongue protection and surveillance zones, a Defra spokeswoman said.

Confirmation of the first case of bluetongue disease on the island in an imported animal in Co Antrim has sparked a major alert.

In 1998, bluetongue (BT) was introduced in northern Africa and then extended to northern latitudes including the French island of Corsica.

The news is a further setback for British farmers who have already suffered outbreaks of foot and mouth and bluetongue diseases this year.

BRITAIN:The bluetongue virus has been found in an imported cow, the British Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) said yesterday.

The Northern Ireland power-sharing Executive announced tonight that its ban on some sheep and cattle imports from European countries affected by bluetongue disease will continue.

The Department of Agriculture is retesting all animals imported from Britain since November 1st for bluetongue disease as anxiety about its arrival here is growing.

We report the results of the first survey for antibody against bluetongue virus (BTV) that was conducted in Switzerland in the year 2003.

But it may be bluetongue that provides the first indication of how new diseases will emerge as flies and ticks survive through the milder winters.