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WUR: alertness for EHDV needed
September 24, 2024 - News - Epizootic Haemorrhagic Disease Virus (EHDV) is a vector-borne animal disease. The disease has been observed regularly in southern Europe since 2022... -
Bluetongue in ruminants, updates 2024
September 20, 2024 - News - This year's first case of bluetongue in the Netherlands was confirmed on 14 June 2024. Since the confirmation of bluetongue serotype 3 in Ommeren,... -
WUR-expert Piet van Rijn advices: ‘Give sheep second bluetongue vaccination’
August 15, 2024 - News - The bluetongue virus serotype 3 is spreading further throughout Europe in 2024. The virus has now been identified in the Netherlands, Germany and... -
Veterinary diagnostics common thread in 120 years of WBVR
July 31, 2024 - News - Wageningen Bioveterinary Research (WBVR) occupies a central position in the diagnostics of animal diseases in the Netherlands. In the 120 years since... -
Promising first results in human clinical trial of Rift Valley fever vaccine
July 30, 2024 - News - The live-attenuated Rift Valley fever vaccine called ‘hRVFV-4s’ was shown safe in 75 participants in a Phase 1 clinical trial performed in... -
Genetic analysis reveals: Bluetongue virus 2024 identical to BTV-3/NET2023
July 23, 2024 - News - Genetic analysis of the blue tongue virus (BTV) currently found in the field indicates that it is the same virus found last year (BTV-3/NET2023). This... -
Prevent African Swine Fever from travelling home with you
July 16, 2024 - News - African swine fever (ASF) is caused by a virus. This virus causes severe disease and the mortality rate can reach 100% in pigs and wild boars. An ASF... -
Sensor technologies support routine observations of animals in infectious disease studies
July 16, 2024 - News - The use of sensor technologies such as accelerometers and video to monitor the behaviour of sheep infected with Toxoplasma gondii has added value to... -
No major role for airborne transmission of bird flu virus in aerosols of wild waterfowl faeces in infecting poultry farms
July 11, 2024 - News - Airborne transmission of bird flu via aerosolization of contaminated faeces from wild waterfowl does not play an important role in the infection of... -
Bluetongue virus type 3 frequently detected in Dutch midges
July 2, 2024 - News - Midges found on sheep and cattle farms are frequently infected with bluetongue virus serotype 3. This is evident from analysis by the NVWA Centre for...