Bluetongue: Publications and factsheets
Contingency plan and control strategy
We are required under the terms of the Directive to have a contingency plan approved by the Commission. The plan follows a standard format and provides a broad overview of what will take place during an outbreak.
Leaflets and letters
Bluetongue - How to spot the disease 
(1.06 MB)
- Bluetongue flyer (133 KB)
- Guidance on the disease vector and potential mitigation measures (27 KB)
- Letter from Animal Health to livestock keepers regarding Bluetongue restrictions - 25 September 2007 (50 KB)
- Letter from Animal Health to livestock keepers in the Bluetongue Control and Protection Zones -
30 September 2007
(29 KB).
Epidemiological reports
- May 2008 - Epidemiology report on the distribution of Bluetongue infection in Great Britain on 15 March 2008 (PDF) (622 KB).
- October 2007 - Epidemiological report on the outbreak of Bluetongue on 19 October 2007 (PDF) (700 KB).
Other documents
- Bluetongue factsheet
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Full disease profile for Bluetongue (117 KB)
- Defra Technical Review of Bluetongue: The Virus, Hosts and Vectors (77 KB)
- Regulatory Impact Assessment (40 KB)
- Bluetongue information (440 KB - State Veterinary Journal, Vol 13 No 1, Summer 2003).
- European Food Safety Authority: Report on Epidemiological analysis of the 2006 bluetongue virus serotype 8 epidemic in north-western Europe: provisional findings through 31 January 2007 and Bluetongue Serotype 8 Epidemic Bulletin by EFSA Epidemiology Working Group.
Defra magazine
- Farming link - The Defra magazine for farmers and growers which helps keep you informed about a range of Defra and EU activities which could affect your farm business planning. Includes information on biosecurity.
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