After bluetongue was detected in a cow in Meissen, Saxony, at the beginning of the week, restrictions are also in place for some areas in the neighboring federal states. According to the Brandenburg Ministry of Agriculture, the so-called restriction zone affects large areas in southern Brandenburg as well as parts of Berlin, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia. Animals susceptible to the bluetongue virus, such as cattle, sheep or goats, may only be moved from the zone to virus-free regions within Germany and the EU under certain conditions.
