Disease Management

Shamonda Virus Confirmed in Ireland The Shamonda-like virus (SHAV) continues to spread across Europe, with cases previously reported in France, Germany, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, the Netherlands, Jersey, Belgium and Austria. For the first time, the disease has now been confirmed in Ireland. Shamonda virus has recently been identified in three cows on two separate dairy farms…

The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has provided frequent updates on the impact of the Bluetongue Virus in livestock across the United Kingdom in recent months. Closer to home, a number of cases of Bluetongue Virus serotype 3 (BTV-3) have now been confirmed in Counties Wexford, Wicklow, Kildare and Louth. Sadly, this…