Brussels, 04/04/2012 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday 3 April, EU member states supported the European Commission's proposed package to update the rules on bluetongue. This is a viral disease that is transmitted by Culicoide type vectors (insects or flies). The species that are particularly sensitive to this virus are domestic and wild ruminants (sheep, cattle and goats). The disease only affects animals.
A draft legal text was presented at the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal...