Back to profile Contact person for... - prof.dr. PA (Piet) van Rijn Pages 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... News 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. 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. 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... 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...