The Government has confirmed ten outbreaks of bluetongue serotype 3 in Mallorca. In a press release, the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and the Natural Environment, through the Directorate General of Agriculture, Livestock and Rural Development, reported that, during these three weeks since the detection of the new bluetongue serotype 3, ten outbreaks of the disease have been confirmed in Mallorca.

The Regional Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and the Environment has declared Mallorca an area affected by the bluetongue virus serotype three. The government has declared a health emergency after confirming a positive outbreak on a sheep farm in Bunyola, which has 156 animals. Although only one outbreak has been detected, the government is monitoring two cases in the same health zone that were reported this weekend, and samples from them will be sent to the state reference laboratory in Algete.