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Transplacental transmission of field and rescued strains of BTV-2 and BTV-8 in experimentally infected sheep [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Transplacental transmission of bluetongue virus has been shown previously for the North European strain of serotype 8 (BTV-8) and for tissue culture or chicken egg-adapted vaccine strains but not for field strains of other serotypes.
Bellacicco, A.   +8 more
core   +3 more sources

Bluetongue Disease [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Bluetongue (BT) is a noncontagious OIE-listed disease of domestic and wild ruminants caused by a virus (Bluetongue virus—BTV) of the Orbivirus genus within the family Reoviridae and transmitted by biting midges of the genus Culicoides. BT is a considerable socioeconomic concern and of major importance for the international trade of animals and animal ...
Cappai S.   +7 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Development and Validation of an ELISA for the Detection of Bluetongue Virus Serotype 4-Specific Antibodies

open access: yesViruses, 2021
In this article, we describe the development and evaluation of a double antigen sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) able to detect serotype 4-specific antibodies from BTV-4 infected or vaccinated animals using a recombinant BTV-4 VP2 ...
Emmanuel Bréard   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Assessment of vector/host contact: comparison of animal-baited traps and UV-light/suction trap for collecting Culicoides biting midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae), vectors of Orbiviruses [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
BACKGROUND The emergence and massive spread of bluetongue in Western Europe during 2006-2008 had disastrous consequences for sheep and cattle production and confirmed the ability of Palaearctic Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) to transmit the virus.
Allène, Xavier   +10 more
core   +1 more source

Bluetongue disease in small ruminants in south western Ethiopia: cross-sectional sero-epidemiological study

open access: yesBMC Research Notes, 2018
Objective The status of bluetongue disease, vectors for transmission of the disease and the serotypes involved are not clearly known in Ethiopia. This sero-epidemiological study was conducted to determine the seroprevalence and associated risk factors of
Temesgen Abera   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Bluetongue

open access: yesEDIS, 2008
ENY-743, a 4-page illustrated fact sheet by Walter J. Tabachnick, Chelsea T. Smartt, and C. Roxanne Connelly, answers common questions about this viral disease of ruminant livestock transmitted by biting midges, the virus, clinical signs of bluetongue, economic impact, transmission, diagnosis, cure, distribution, presence in Florida, and prevention ...
Walter J. Tabachnick   +2 more
openaire   +6 more sources

A serological survey of ruminant livestock in Kazakhstan during post-Soviet transitions in farming and disease control [PDF]

open access: yes, 2004
The results of a serological survey of livestock in Kazakhstan, carried out in 1997–1998, are reported. Serum samples from 958 animals (cattle, sheep and goats) were tested for antibodies to foot and mouth disease (FMD), bluetongue (BT), epizootic ...
Corteyn, A.   +5 more
core   +4 more sources

Prevalence and risk factors for bluetongue in the State of São Paulo, Brazil

open access: yesVeterinary Medicine and Science, 2018
Bluetongue (BT), caused by Bluetongue virus (BTV), is a disease that affects ruminants such as cattle, sheep, goats and deer. BTV is transmitted by female midges of the genus Culicoides.
Thaís G. daSilva   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

Transmission of Schmallenberg virus in a housed dairy herd in the UK [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
No abstract ...
McCorkell, B.F   +5 more
core   +2 more sources

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