The bluetongue virus has been confirmed in a cattle herd in County Wexford, marking the latest detection of the disease in Ireland. The case follows earlier confirmations in Northern Ireland in December and reflects the wider spread of the virus across Europe and Great Britain. Ireland’s Minister for Agriculture, Martin Heydon, said the development was […]
Spain’s Agriculture Ministry has ordered an immediate nationwide lockdown of all poultry to curb the growing risk of bird flu, expanding measures first introduced last week for high-risk areas. The move comes after a surge in avian influenza cases across Europe — 139 outbreaks since July, including 14 in Spain, with half detected in the […]
Greece has imposed a nationwide ban on the transportation of sheep and goats to contain an outbreak of the highly contagious disease known as “goat plague.” The agriculture ministry announced that the movement of these animals for breeding, fattening, and slaughter is prohibited across the country. New cases of the virus, known as Peste des […]


