Slovenia reports outbreak of bluetongue disease on sheep farm
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on July 22, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 22, 2026
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on July 22, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 22, 2026
Slovenia reports a bluetongue disease outbreak on a sheep farm in Ilirska Bistrica, affecting one sheep. The disease impacts ruminants but not humans.
PARIS (Reuters) -Slovenia has reported an outbreak of bluetongue disease on a sheep farm in the southwest, the World Organisation for Animal Health said on Tuesday, citing Slovenian authorities.
Bluetongue can be deadly for domestic ruminants such as sheep, cattle and goats. It does not affect humans or the safety of animal meat or milk.
One sheep was affected by the virus on a sheep farm with 49 animals in the town of Ilirska Bistrica, the report says.
(Reporting by Sybille de La Hamaide; Editing by Kevin Liffey)
Bluetongue disease is a viral infection affecting domestic ruminants like sheep, cattle, and goats. It is transmitted by insects and can be fatal to these animals but does not affect humans.
Domestic ruminants are animals such as sheep, cattle, and goats that have a specialized stomach for digesting plant material through fermentation.
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