Brussels, 15/12/2011 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday 15 December, the Council of Ministers of the EU adopted without debate its position in a first reading on the directive to update the current rules on vaccination against bluetongue, set out in Directive 2000/75/EC, by making them more flexible. Bluetongue is a disease affecting ruminants (such as cattle, sheep and goats) and is transmitted by insect vectors that spread the virus from one animal to another. Vaccination is the preferred tool...