PARIS (Reuters) – Hungary has reported its first outbreak of bluetongue disease in a decade, the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) said on Wednesday. Bluetongue is a potentially fatal disease affecting domestic ruminants, primarily sheep, cattle, and goats. The outbreak was detected in 15 cattle within a herd of 303 animals in the county […]
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Hungary reports first bluetongue outbreak in 10 years, WOAH says
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PARIS (Reuters) – Hungary has reported its first outbreak of bluetongue disease in a decade, the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) said on Wednesday.
Bluetongue is a potentially fatal disease affecting domestic ruminants, primarily sheep, cattle, and goats.
The outbreak was detected in 15 cattle within a herd of 303 animals in the county of Somogy in the southwestern part of the country, the Paris-based WOAH said, citing information from Hungarian authorities.
The previous outbreak of bluetongue in Hungary was last recorded in December 2015, the WOAH added.
(Reporting by Sybille de La Hamaide, editing by Gus Trompiz)