SPAIN BUYS 1.5 MILLION VACCINE DOSES FOR BLUETONGUE

SPAIN’s veterinary organisation is promising a tough response to the fresh outbreak of Bluetongue disease in Spanish livestock. “Given the finding of virus recirculation, veterinary authorities have reinforced existing prevention, surveillance and control (in affected areas), in order to obtain more information on the epidemiological situation of the disease and control the possible spread of the virus,” said Red de Alerta Sanitaria Veterinaria (RASVE, Spain’s veterinary health alert network). The ministry of agriculture, food and environment (Magrama) is ...


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