A veterinarian administers doses of bluetongue vaccine to around 70 ewes at a farm in Dampierre-en-Montagne, Cote-d'Or, northeastern France, as cases of the virus have shot up in several European countries. Shepherd Julien Pané, also president of the departmental sheep farming union, says the immunization campaign, which started on August 12, is viewed "positively." "The government provided the doses free of charge. They are available as soon as possible. So as far as we're concerned, everything possible has been done," he adds. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES