Outbreak of catarrhal fever

Catarrhal fever has been registered for the first time ever in the Czech Republic. An animal infected with this contagious disease that affects sheep, goats and cattle, was detected on Wednesday on a farm near Cheb, western Bohemia, close to the border with Germany. Veterinarians say that measures have been taken to prevent the disease from spreading further on. Catarrhal fever does not kill the infected animals, and they do not have to be slaughtered either.