The World Health Organization has placed it on a list of priority pathogens due to its potential to cause an epidemic and the severity of the illness it causes.

An all-Island bluetongue restriction zone is put in place as a precaution, the government says.

Many health conditions that appear in adulthood can sometimes be traced back to infections acquired early in life. One example gaining scientific attention is the BK virus, a common childhood infection that typically causes mild, flu-like symptoms before ...