Overview

• The Ministry of Agriculture confirmed on June 29 the first outbreak of dermatose nodulaire contagieuse in France at a cattle farm in Savoie.
• A prefectural decree under EU category A disease rules mandates the depopulation of the entire infected herd to prevent establishment of the virus.
• Livestock movements are prohibited within a 50-kilometer radius covering Savoie, Haute-Savoie, Ain and Isère as veterinary checks intensify.
• Dermatose nodulaire contagieuse is a non-zoonotic viral disease spread by biting insects that causes fever, skin nodules and reduced milk production in cattle.
• Authorities are investigating the source of infection following earlier cases reported in Italy since June, including new outbreaks in Sardinia and Lombardy.