Bluetongue Outbreak Spreads Rapidly Through Romania
EUROPE - The bluetongue outbreak has continued to spread through sheep herds in Italy and Bulgaria this week. The disease has now also been detected in eastern Romania where it has spread up from the Bulgarian boarder.
15 September 2014
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Continuing its spread through Italy, 29 new outbreaks were reported to the OIE on 9 September 2014 as the virus continues to spread on farms throughout the country.
Three hundred and twenty six cases were confirmed in sheep, 10 in goats and 24 in cattle and buffalo.
The affected farms are located in a line from southern to central Italy (pictured).
In Bulgaria, 233 new outbreaks have been reported. Spreading via the midge vector, 2692 new cases have been reported in sheep, 14 in cattle and an unconfirmed number in goats.
The outbreaks were mainly located in the south of the country along the boarder with Greece and Turkey and along a strip running from central to eastern Bulgaria (pictured).
Spreading across northern Bulgaria's boarder, bluetongue is now spreading like wildfire in Romania where a further 85 outbreaks have been reported this week.
In total, there are 87 new cases in sheep, 23 cases in sheep/goats and 77 in cattle. The outbreaks occurred in villages in the east of the country.
Lucy Towers
News Team - Editor
After graduating from The University of Sheffield, Lucy joined 5M in 2011 as part of the News Desk team. In 2012, she was promoted to editor of TheFishSite. With previous farming experience and a love for the great outdoors, Lucy has a passion for wildlife and the environment.
