United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 2960
Bluetongue Disease
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21 November 2023
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27 November 2023 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the case of bluetongue virus in a cow in Kent on (a) biosecurity and (b) animal health.
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21 November 2023
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the case of bluetongue virus in a cow in Kent on (a) biosecurity and (b) animal health.
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27 November 2023
Answer
Bluetongue is an exotic notifiable disease of ruminants (cattle, sheep, deer and goats) and camelids (llamas and alpacas). It is caused by a virus that is spread by biting midges. It does not affect people or food safety and cannot be spread in meat or mi...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-11-21/2960
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1671748
- uk · wq-1671748 · source updated 27 November 2023