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Bluetongue isn’t circulating, why bother to vaccinate?

April 26, 2017bluetongue bother circulating isn’t vaccinate

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Bluetongue isn’t circulating, why bother to vaccinate?

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While we have not seen re-emergence of circulating disease in 2008, the situation in mainland Europe is much worse, with over 22,000 cases of BTV-8 in France alone in 2008. This presents a serious risk of re-incursion of vectors across the English Channel as well as through the legitimate trade in animals. Vaccination is the only effective tool to protect against infection.