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English PZ
Defra will announce today that the English PZ will be extended at 00:01 Monday 11th August 2008 to include:

  • Durham
  • Tyne & Wear (including the autorities around Cleveland)

See attached map.

Welsh PZ
There is currently no change in the Welsh PZ

Defra Information
The Merial dosing regime is similar to the Intervet vaccine:

  • 1ml per dose
  • 1 dose for sheep
  • 2 doses for cattle (4 weeks apart, note Intervet's is 3 weeks apart).

Blue Tongue PZ – 8th August 2008

Map

Not a definitive map: See Defra Website and Welsh Govt website

Article taken from Veterinary Times 23/6/08
Extra Order for Vaccine
DEFRA has placed an additional order for 13 million doses of bluetongue stereotype vaccine. Environment secretary Hilary Benn claimed the supply from Merial – alongside an existing contract with Intervet – would allow the government to build on the success of the current vaccination roll out and ensure “sustained momentum” throughout summer. 8 million of the does will be used in England and 5 million in Wales.
The Merial vaccine will be available in 100ml bottles and is expected to require one 1ml does in sheep and two 1ml doses in cattle, given four weeks apart. The company expects to deliver the vaccine in regular batches throughout the summer.
In a related update, new legislation requires animals entering Scotland from a bluetongue restricted zone to be accompanied by a veterinary certificate to prove vaccination. The rule applies to direct moves as well as indirect moves via surveillance zones or bluetongue free areas. The requirement to notify the Scottish government about moves from a restricted zone into Scotland has been extended to include indirect moves via areas free from bluetongue. The laws will also allow a compulsory vaccination compaign to take place this year.
©Veterinary Times