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Research: bluetongue partly spread by animal transport

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Animal transport has probably contributed to the rapid spread of the bluetongue virus in the Netherlands. This is the conclusion of the University in Wageningen, which investigated the spread of the virus that killed tens of thousands of sheep last autumn. So far, it has been assumed that the bluetongue virus was mainly spread between farms by midges, small stinging mosquitoes. But sometimes the virus came dozens of miles away, pointing to “othe…

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Research: bluetongue partly spread by animal transport

13 days ago·Netherlands

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Research: bluetongue virus partly spread by animal transport

The bluetongue virus, which killed tens of thousands of sheep last autumn, was probably partly spread by transporting animals. As a result, the virus was able to travel far, think researchers at Wageningen University.

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