A livestock show has been cancelled due to the spread of bluetongue virus. Organisers confirmed that the English Winter Fair, which was due to be held at Staffordshire County Showground on 16 and ...

With disease outbreaks occurring with more frequency in western and eastern Europe, there is a growing need to review the ...

As more cases were found temporary restriction zones have been brought in to help stem the spread of the bluetongue virus (BTV-3), some 95 cases, which now cover the whole of the South East England.

The blue tongue virus core (BTVC) particle is the biggest molecular structure determined to date by X-ray crystallography. The atomic model shows that the inner core particle of 120 VP3 subunits ...

Across the board, Hemorrhagic Disease (HD) in general can be caused by two viruses: Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease (EHD) and Bluetongue Virus (BT). The EHD virus was isolated in an outbreak in New ...

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. Scottish farmers and vets are being urged to remain on high alert for Bluetongue virus (BTV) and Schmallenberg virus (SBV) as the risk of ...

The virus is spread by the bites of midges that are often blown over from the continent during spells of warm weather. DEFRA said bluetongue, which can cause infertility and breathing problems in ...

Agriculture and the agri-food industry in Northern Ireland face "a triple threat" from bird flu, bluetongue virus and foot-and-mouth disease. The minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural ...

Outbreaks of foot and mouth disease in Germany and Hungary and the “advance of African swine fever across Europe” come as farmers wrestle with the spread of avian influenza and bluetongue virus.