Northern Ireland's first bluetongue case confirmed as control zone declared

Bluetongue Virus May Have Arrived on Island of Ireland

Very unhappy news for farmers on both sides of the border as it seems very likely that the Bluetongue Virus has arrived on the island of Ireland. According to Catherine Doyle and Michael McBride at the BBC “There are “very serious” consequences for the agri-community in Northern Ireland if bluetongue virus gets hold, the agriculture minister has said…The Department of Agriculture, Environment Rural Affairs (Daera) said surveillance at an abattoi…

Northern Ireland's first bluetongue case confirmed as control zone declared

Northern Ireland is facing its first suspected case of bluetongue, after routine surveillance detected the virus in two cows on a holding near Bangor.