Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 73068

Bluetongue Disease: Vaccination

Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 4 September 2025

Question

Sarah Bool

ConservativeSouth Northamptonshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what correspondence his Department has had with the Friedrich Loeffler Institute on the development of a vaccine for Bluetongue Virus serotype 12.

Answer

Daniel Zeichner
Defra has not had any correspondence with the Friedrich Loeffler Institute regarding the development of a vaccine for bluetongue virus serotype 12. However, Defra continues to work closely with key domestic and international partners, including vaccine ma...

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