The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) and Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) have announced that there have been 266 cases of bluetongue in Great Britain in the 2025 bluetongue season (since July 2025).
In England, there were 245 cases of bluetongue – including 237 cases of only BTV-3, one case of only BTV-8 and seven cases with both BTV-3 and BTV-8.
In Wales, there were 21 cases of BTV-3; there were no cases in Scotland and there were four confirmed cases of BTV-3 in Northern Ireland.
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.
In the latest update, two new cases of BTV-3 in England were confirmed on December 23, 2025, following routine bluetongue surveillance:
- Three cattle in East Sussex
- Four cattle in Kent.
