During a routine examination to mark the movement of two calves, four cattle in Upper Austria recently tested positive for bluetongue. It was a company in the Kirchdorf district. There is no danger to people.
After the bluetongue virus serotype 4 was already detected in the Steyr-Land district in November, serotype 3 (BTV-3) has now been detected for the first time in Upper Austria in a company in the Kirchdorf district, as responsible regional councilor Michaela Langer-Weninger ( ÖVP) reported this on Friday.
Four animals tested positive
Four clinically healthy animals tested positive for the virus at the company and were excluded from animal traffic; no further measures are currently necessary in the company. When animals become clinically ill, they must be treated. Overall, the infection pressure is currently quite low, because the carriers of the disease – biting-sucking ‘biting mosquitoes’ – spread less widely in the cold season.
Prevent a wave of infections
It is now important to use this time to protect the stocks in a timely manner against a wave of infections in the spring through vaccination. There is no danger to humans. The disease, which is transmitted by mosquitoes, mainly affects cattle, sheep, goats and other ruminants.
Source: Krone
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