For many decades bluetongue was thought to be confined to Africa.

Farmers managed to keep bluetongue under control, the major disease threat to livestock this year.

For this reason, I voted in favour of the report on vaccination against bluetongue.

He says bluetongue has exacerbated the problems for farmers.

Diseases such as foot-and-mouth disease and bluetongue are caused by viruses.

The old directive on measures to combat bluetongue from 2000 needs to be improved and updated.

Mr President, bluetongue has been a constant threat to our livestock and, hence, to public health.

I should also mention the important contribution which the European funds have made so far to improving the situation with regard to bluetongue epidemics.

WildThings keeps new born bluetongue lizards for a year before releasing them on suitable sites.

The vectors were utilized to express bluetongue virus proteins.

"A possible overwintering mechanism for bluetongue virus in the absence of the insect vector".

In episode four, the team was taken to Bluetongue Stadium to face a team of celebrities.

Note: Bluetongue was originally covered by the specified diseases provisions in Directive 92/119.

They are important pathogens of livestock and cause diseases such as foot-and-mouth disease and bluetongue.

It can also be disastrous not to protect your animals from disease, especially one as damaging and virulent as bluetongue.

Thanks to the new technology, 'inactivated vaccines' against bluetongue are available, and do not pose any risk to non-vaccinated animals.

Culicoides imicola is a midge which transmits the bluetongue virus.

In 1906 Arnold Theiler showed that bluetongue was caused by a filterable agent.

Today's amendment to the directive as regards vaccination against bluetongue is a practical realisation of this very principle.

The two sons did not know this kangaroo was sacred and used to speak to Bluetongue Lizard, telling him secrets.

A recent study by two Belgian universities demonstrates the high risk of the bluetongue disease becoming endemic in northern Europe.

With a preventive vaccination campaign, for example, under current legislation, a restriction zone must be maintained, even if no incidence of bluetongue has been recorded.

I voted in favour of this report, because bluetongue is a disease affecting ruminants (such as cattle, sheep and goats).

Movement restrictions imposed in response to last autumn's foot-and-mouth scare and the arrival of the disease bluetongue are adding further pressure.'

Under the fifth and sixth framework programmes, two specific projects were devoted to the development of a safe, efficacious bluetongue virus vaccination strategy.