Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 96126
Bluetongue Disease
Tabled: 2 December 2025
Answered: 10 December 2025
Question
Jim Shannon
Democratic Unionist Party — Strangford
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many confirmed cases of blue tongue there has been in the last 24 months.
Answer
Dame Angela EagleThe first cases of bluetongue virus serotype 3 (BTV-3) of the current outbreak (2025/2026 vector season) were confirmed on the 11 July 2025. As of 5 December 2025, there have been 238 cases of bluetongue in GB since July 2025, with 223 cases in England an...
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