Switzerland

• In October 2007, BTV-8 was diagnosed for the first time in a dairy cow herd in Bettingen, Basel-Stadt.
• 2007 - 5 cases of BTV-8 outbreaks were reported
  10 cows and 2 goats
• January to March 2008 - 2 cases of BTV-8 outbreaks have already been reported
  2 cows.

For more information on BTV and the Swiss situation (in German, French, Italian and English) see www.bluetongue.ch

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