Arrival of Bluetongue Vaccine News / Information Releases from other Sources Posted by JimEdwards on Apr 30, 2008 - 05:15 PM Source: [1]The BVA has welcomed Defra Secretary of Sate Hilary Benn’s announcement on the arrival of the first batch of Bovilis® BTv8 vaccine in the UK. Congratulating Intervet on the speed with which the vaccine had been developed BVA President Nick Blayney said “this news represents a crucial stage in our fight against Bluetongue. The last few months have been a particularly busy time as the end of the vector-free period approached bringing with it the threat of more cases of Bluetongue. BTv8 is devastating in its second season and the BVA was delighted to join with organisations from across the livestock sector to launch the Joint campaign Against Bluetongue (JAB). Read more [2] ... This article is from World Veterinary Association   http://www.worldvet.org/ The URL for this story is:   http://www.worldvet.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=4219 Links in this article   [1] http://www.bva.co.uk/press/2008/jab_update_300408.asp   [2] http://www.bva.co.uk/press/2008/jab_update_300408.asp