英国正面临蓝舌病的历史性爆发1。2026-27季节仅三个月内已记录2,201例病例，其中9月份就占1,103例，这一数字已超过过去三年的总病例数1。这种由叮咬蛰虫传播的病毒源自非洲，近年来随着气候变暖向北蔓延1。
此次疫情的地理范围也创下纪录1。蓝舌病首次传入苏格兰，在阿伯丁郡等地被发现1。该病毒在英国的首次发现可追溯到2023年1。面对严峻形势，全国农民工会副主席罗宾·蒙特指出疫苗获取"非常困难"1。能源与气候情报部高级分析师汤姆·坎蒂隆警告称，这次疫情是"未来事物的预兆"1。值得注意的是，蓝舌病不影响人类或食品安全1。
Britain is facing its most severe bluetongue outbreak on record, with the 2026-27 season documenting 2,201 cases in just three months, surpassing the total from the previous three years combined 1. September alone accounted for 1,103 of these cases 1. The disease, transmitted by biting midges and originating in Africa, has now spread northward to Scotland for the first time, with confirmed cases detected as far as Aberdeenshire 1. Bluetongue was first identified in the United Kingdom in 2023, when serotype 3 was discovered 1.
Experts attribute the virus's northward expansion to warming temperatures, with senior analyst Tom Cantillon describing the outbreak as "a harbinger of things to come" 1. The agricultural sector faces significant challenges in combating the disease, as Robin Montaut, deputy president of the National Farmers' Union, noted that vaccine access remains "very difficult" 1. While bluetongue poses no threat to human health or food safety, the scale of the current outbreak underscores growing vulnerabilities in livestock management amid changing climate conditions 1.
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