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Bluetongue serotype 12 reported in the Netherlands

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On October 11th, 2024 the Dutch Ministry has announced that bluetongue virus serotype 12 has been detected in the Netherlands.  It has been found in a sheep (including a ram that had been vaccinated twice against BTV-3) and a cattle farm in the centre of the country. (Note: this is a new variant of BTV and is unrelated to BTV-3)

Submitted by:

René van den Brom (DVM, PhD, Dip.ECSRHM)
Manager of the small ruminant, equine and companion animal department

Some links to news stories that describe more about the outbreak and subsequent investigation:

Phys Org October 11, 2024

Friedrich-Loeffler-Institute

Wageningen University and Research October 11, 2024

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