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Calf on pasture (© FLI)

Switzerland gives the all-clear: no EHDV in cattle, measures lifted

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According to the Federal Office of Food Safety and Veterinary Medicine of Switzerland (BLV), the reference laboratory of the World Organisation for…

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Verleihung der Professor Niklas-Medaille an Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Thomas C. Mettenleiter (© BMEL)

Höchste Auszeichnung des BMEL für ehemaligen FLI-Präsidenten

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Im Rahmen des politischen Erntedanks zeichnete das Bundesministerium für Ernährung und Landwirtschaft (BMEL) den ehemaligen Präsidenten des…

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Map: outbreaks of EHDV in Europe since 01.05.2022, as of 17.10.2023.

Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease Virus (EHDV) detected for the first time in a calf in Switzerland

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On 10 October, Switzerland confirmed the infection of a calf in the canton of Bern with the "Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease Virus (EHDV)". The outbreak…

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Schwarzkopfschafe (© FLI)

First outbreak of bluetongue serotype 3 in Germany confirmed

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The National Reference Laboratory for Bluetongue of the Friedrich-Loeffler-Institute confirms the first outbreak of bluetongue serotype 3 (BTV-3) in…

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Karte: Übersicht der Fälle von Blauzungenkrankheit seit 01.05.2023, Stand 21.09.2023

Outbreak of bluetongue serotype 3 in the Netherlands - possible cases in Germany

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Dutch veterinarians observed clinical signs of bluetongue (BTV) in sheep on five farms in the provinces of Noord-Holland and Utrecht on 3 and 4…

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Risk assessment for the spread of avian influenza decreases from high to moderate - however no end to the epidemic in wild birds in sight

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The Friedrich-Loeffler-Institute (FLI) has lowered its current assessment of the spread of the disease and its introduction into poultry farms to…

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First cases of African swine fever in domestic pigs in Germany confirmed

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Organic farm in the district of Spree-Neiße and small holding in Märkisch Oderland affected

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African swine fever: 13 positive wild boar in Brandenburg so far

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The National Reference Laboratory for African swine fever (ASF) at the Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut has so far confirmed 13 cases of ASF in wild boar…

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