Bluetongue
The whole of England
Control Status: In Force
Last updated: 30 June 2025
Case Number: BTD 2024/92, BTD 2024/112 and BTD 2024/138

Disease Type: Bluetongue
Virus Strain: Serotype3
Disease control zone restrictions: In Force
Disease Control Type: Temporary Control Zone
Case opened date: 26th August 2024

Details:
The following disease controls are in place:
Restriction zone

Notes: 
In accordance with the bluetongue disease control framework, the restricted zone will be further extended on 1 July 2025 to include all of England.

Where a temporary control zone has been established, no person may move any animal on to or off premises in the zone except in accordance with a licence issued by a veterinary inspector.

Premises partly inside a temporary control zone and not inside any other zone are treated as being inside the temporary control zone.

Note:
An “animal” means a ruminating animal (and for the purposes of these Regulations all camelids are considered to be ruminating animals) and “carcase”, “embryo”, “ovum” and “semen” mean the carcase, embryo, ovum and semen of such an animal. Ruminating animals includes but is not limited to cattle, sheep, goats, deer and camels