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  West Nile virus (WNV) in the Netherlands

  West Nile virus (WNV) is one of many viruses transmitted to humans and animals by mosquitoes. While West Nile virus is not native to north-western...

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• West Nile fever

  West Nile fever is caused by the West Nile virus (WNV). It is transmitted by mosquito species that are present in large numbers in warmer climate...

• Sheep pox and goat pox

  Sheep and goat pox (SGP) is a notifiable viral disease of small ruminants. Animals infect each other through direct contact and through manure,...

• Rinderpest

  Rinderpest is a notifiable and very serious viral disease of ruminants. Infection occurs through direct contact or intensive indirect contact between...

• Peste des petit ruminants

  Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) is a notifiable and serious viral disease of small ruminants, such as goats and sheep. Infection occurs through...

• Lumpy skin disease

  Lumpy skin disease (LSD) or nodular dermatosis is a notifiable viral disease of cattle. The disease is caused by a pox virus of the genus Capripox...

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  BTV-3 vaccine tested in WBVR infection model

  25 april 2024 | On Friday 26 April, The Dutch Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality announced the availability of a bluetongue vaccine for the Dutch...
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  Bluetongue in ruminants, updates 2023

  4 januari 2024 | An overview of locations where bluetongue infections have been detected at livestock farms in 2023 and 2024 in the Netherlands.
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  Bluetongue found in Dutch dog

  20 december 2023 | Bluetongue has been detected in a 3.5-year-old dog. The animal lived on a Dutch dairy farm with both cattle and sheep.
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  Genetic analysis: Dutch bluetongue virus type is unique

  23 oktober 2023 | Genetic analysis: Dutch bluetongue virus type is unique - WUR News Genetic analysis: Dutch bluetongue virus type is unique Published on October 23,...
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  Exact source of Dutch bluetongue outbreak remains uncertain

  23 oktober 2023 | Exact source of Dutch bluetongue outbreak remains uncertain - WUR News Exact source of Dutch bluetongue outbreak remains uncertain Published on...

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