Post Reply - BlueTongue restarted in NL

   https://www.gld.nl/nieuws/8183667/verdubbeling-blauwtongcijfers-meer-dan-duizend-besmettingen 
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https://www.gld.nl/nieuws/8183667/verdubbeling-blauwtongcijfers-meer-dan-duizend-besmettingen ;

The national number of bluetongue infections has doubled. Where the figure was 500 last week, the number of bluetongue cases is now 1064. The outlier is again the Achterhoek, which turns dark red on the map. In addition, there is also an increase in the river area.
The national counter stood at 503 infections last week. The infections in Gelderland were mainly in Winterswijk, Voorst, Aalten and Bronckhorst. This week there are also a number of municipalities in the river area and the municipality of Apeldoorn. This is also reflected in new figures shared by the Dutch Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority on Monday. The map is updated twice a week due to the rapid increase in infections.
In the dossier , a distinction is made between 245 clinically positive animals - i.e. animals with bluetongue symptoms - and the PCR positives, i.e. the infections confirmed by blood tests.
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Thalina van Aerts, spokesperson for the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Nature, could not say what caused the increase. "We do see that it is mainly sheep that are infected, the cattle a little less at the moment," she says.
Ruminants such as sheep, goats and cattle can contract the virus in particular. The virus is caused by bites from small mosquitoes: so-called midges that can be infected with the virus. The virus can cause high fever, excessive drooling, swelling, and a blue tongue, among other things.
DJ, We finally have summer-warm weather in NL...may worsen the BTV problem. In 2023 also two farmdogs were infected. So far this year no dogs, cats or other than the "usual" animals did catch BTV. 