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Threat of bluetongue next summer a priority for UK's Chief Vet

UK's Chief Veterinary Officer, Dr Christine Middlemiss said there was not any evidence to demonstrate it was a 鈥榗irculating virus', with all the infections being incursion of infected midges

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Threat of bluetongue next summer a priority for UK's Chief Vet

As APHA contends with the management of several infectious diseases at one time, our chief reporter Rachael Brown spoke to England's chief veterinary officer Dr Christine Middlemiss about the risks for...

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