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Over 1,000 UK bluetongue cases confirmed as farmers urged to vaccinate

There have been 1,048 cases of bluetongue serotype 3 (BTV-3) in the UK in the 2026/2027 season, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has confirmed. A case is defined as a premises on which at least one bluetongue positive animal has been confirmed.

Over 1,000 UK bluetongue cases confirmed as farmers urged to vaccinate

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There have been 1,048 cases of bluetongue serotype 3 (BTV-3) in the UK in the 2026/2027 season, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has confirmed.

A case is defined as a premises on which at least one bluetongue positive animal has been confirmed.

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There have been 1,048 cases of bluetongue serotype 3 (BTV-3) in the UK in the 2026/2027 season, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has confirmed. A case is defined as a premises on which at least one bluetongue positive animal has been confirmed. There have been no cases of bluetongue […] ie.

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