First bluetongue case in Scotland triggers vaccination scramble for farmers

A Scottish farm in Creetown recorded Scotland’s first bluetongue virus case after vaccination of a few local animals; a poorly lamb was euthanised and four farms were affected within a week. With vaccines in short supply, authorities are urging cattle and sheep vaccination to contain the outbreak, which is believed to have been carried by wind‑borne midges from England, threatening livestock welfare and farm livelihoods and prompting possible movement restrictions.