Bluetongue disease puts Morocco, Algeria livestock at risk

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gulftoday.ae Bluetongue disease puts Morocco, Algeria livestock at risk: "MOROCCO and Algeria have been added to the list of countries whose livestock are affected by Bluetongue disease. Importing susceptible animals from these countries, therefore, should be under preconditions, said the UAE Ministry of Environment and Water (MoEW).

Bluetongue disease or catarrhal fever is a non-contagious, non-zoonotic, insect-borne viral disease afflicting ruminants mainly sheep and less frequently cattle, goats, buffalo, deer, dromedaries and antelope. It is caused by the Bluetongue virus.

The MoEW has attached the names of Morocco and Algeria to the Ministerial Decree No.(192) for the year 2009 on animals affected by Bluetongue disease.

The adoption of the resolution was based on information received from the World Organisation for Animal Health as both countries are the hotbeds of the Bluetongue disease."

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