By 21 February 2008 1,091 cases of Bluetongue had already been reported in Germany for 2008. The majority of cases werre reported from Lower Saxony and were mostly from cattle enterprises.
BT was officially recorded in Germany on 21 August, with 7 cases in cattle herds and 2 cases in sheep, in northern Rhine Westphalia. As of 29 August, 31 farms (29 cattle, 2 sheep) were confirmed and 13 others suspected, all close to the border with Belgium and the Netherlands.