News RH&W BTV-3 announcements 2026

Latest Bluetongue Announcement April 26

latest Bluetongue BTV 3 update from Ruminant Health & Welfare

Total BTV cases 07/04/2026

There have been 328 cases of bluetongue in Great Britain in the 2025 to 2026 bluetongue season (since 1 July 2025). In:

  • England, there have been 306 cases of bluetongue – including 295 cases of only BTV-3, 4 cases of only BTV-8 and 7 cases with both BTV-3 and BTV-8
  • Wales, there have been 22 cases of BTV-3

There have been no cases in Scotland.

The location of all premises in Great Britain where one or more animals have tested positive by PCR for bluetongue serotype 3, serotype 8 or serotype 12 is available on the bluetongue case map.

There are 5 confirmed cases of BTV-3 in Northern Ireland.

Latest updates

27 March 2026

One new case of BTV-3 was confirmed in England on 27 March 2026 following a report of suspicious clinical signs:

  • 1 calf in West Yorkshire tested following the finding of brain deformities at postmortem – born alive but lethargic and did not feed