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• Vector-borne diseases in animals

  Wageningen Bioveterinary Research (WBVR) supports the Dutch government and business life by performing diagnostic tests and scientific research and by...

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  WUR-expert Piet van Rijn advices: ‘Give sheep second bluetongue vaccination’

  15 augustus 2024 | Piet van Rijn, bluetongue and vaccine expert at Wageningen Bioveterinary Research, calls upon farmers to make sure their ruminants are vaccinated.
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  Within-farm transmission of bluetongue virus in cattle and sheep in the Netherlands

  24 februari 2021 | In 2006 and 2007, sheep and cattle farms in the Netherlands were hit by an epidemic of bluetongue virus serotype 8 (BTV-8). To gain insight into the...
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  West Nile virus forms serious threat

  15 oktober 2020 | The first case of West Nile virus (WNV) was identified in the Netherlands in a bird in September and in a human medio Oktober. Since then, Wageningen...