They have just announced that the disease is officially an outbreak :(

One thing I really do not understand thought that they have said they will NOT cull any of the animals. They say because it is only transmitted by midges then there is no need So midges can still bite an infected animal and become a carrier and the bite an non infected animal So having a 150 mike restriction zone will help Do midges watch the news and will make sure that they will not fly outside that restriction zone :rolleyes::rolleyes:

I think it is a big mistake :(

Yes, that puzzles me, if an outbreak the whole country is surely at risk as it is insect spread.

So midges can still bite an infected animal and become a carrier and then bite an non infected animal.

That may be why they will cull. :-(

But................................ the infected insect/s are still out there and can go anywhere, we are such a small country it wouldn't take long to infect many, when it comes to insects we stand little chance.

I wonder if there is or they could perhaps make an antidote that our cattle can take beforehand much as we protect ourselves from viruses etc.

They said they will only cull if the animals become distressed but it will be upto the farmer to make the call.

They have said there is nothing they can give as there is still no vaccine as they are working on one at the moment. Even when the idges go dormant over winter they have said that it will be a high probabilty that it will reappear once the midges are back in action :(