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Every three minutes in the Netherlands a sheep dies from bluetongue. Is the virus also dangerous for humans?
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BBB: ‘Wet Drenthe areas partly to blame for the spread of bluetongue virus’
Deliberately raising the groundwater level in nature reserves and allowing tightened streams and ditches to remeander may contribute to the spread of the bluetongue virus. This is what the BoerCurgerMovement…
Bluetongue: the virus that kills more than a thousand Dutch sheep every day
The bluetongue virus is spreading rapidly throughout the Netherlands. Thousands of sheep die every day and livestock farmers are desperate. The consequences are incalculable, says science journalist Nienke Beintema. What…
Bluetongue virus is now also striking on ‘sheep island’ Texel
According to the latest update from the Dutch Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA), the bluetongue virus has officially reached Texel. So far there is one company where infections…
“A new pandemic is coming.” Panic on TikTok about the Nipah virus: what is it? And is it really dangerous?
There is currently a lot of buzz on social media about the Nipah virus (NiV). That virus killed two people in India and is said to be a lot more…
No cows and goats at Agriculture Day in Alkmaar due to the appearance of bluetongue virus
There will be no cows or goats at the Agriculture Day in Alkmaar next Wednesday. This is due to the emergence of the bluetongue virus. The organization says that there…
Bluetongue virus is spreading in Wilko and Hermien, now also infected cows
A major catastrophe. That is what Kortenhoef farmers Wilko and Hermien Kemp are currently experiencing. They were the first Dutch farm where the bluetongue virus broke out and has spread…
Dengue virus infections have already been reported in Italy and France: how dangerous is the disease? And do the tiger mosquitoes that spread it also occur in Belgium?
Worldwide, the dengue virus is the fastest-spreading viral disease transmitted by mosquitoes. In Italy and France, 25 people have already been infected by a bite from the Asian tiger mosquito.…
First chickens in test phase vaccinated against bird flu virus | News item
News item | 18-09-2023 | 4:30 PM The first shot has been given: 1,800 day-old chicks will receive a vaccination against highly pathogenic bird flu. Chickens in the Netherlands have…
Massive fish deaths due to virus: ’18 kilos of food per day to gain strength’
The sunny and summery weather is deadly for the fish in the Udense fishing pond De Kleuter. The high water temperature ensures that a virus thrives among the fish, which…