Bluetongue virus spreads to Danish island
Oct 15, 2007
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Associated Press WorldStream via NewsEdge Corporation :

COPENHAGEN, Denmark_The bluetongue virus continues to spread north in Europe and has now been detected in sheep at the Danish island of Lolland, authorities said late Saturday.

The Danish Veterinary and Food Administration said 250 animals at a farm in Sakskoebing, Lolland are being tested for the virus after one sheep tested positive for the disease.

The bluetongue virus is carried by a certain species of tiny fly once common only in Mediterranean areas.

However, since August 2006, outbreaks have also occurred in Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg and Netherlands. It was detected in Britain for the first time last month.
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