Background: Bluetongue caused by the bluetongue virus (BTV) is a non-contagious and an insect-borne disease mainly affecting domestic and wild ruminants. Bluetongue in cattle is associated with vesicular lesions, weight loss, low milk production, and low
Qing-Long Gong +11 more
doaj +3 more sources
Bluetongue Virus in the Iberian Lynx (Lynx pardinus), 2010–2022 [PDF]
Clinical infection and death caused by bluetongue virus infection has been reported in the Eurasian lynx. Bluetongue virus surveillance in the Iberian lynx revealed widespread and repeated exposure to serotypes 1 and 4 in wild and captive populations of
Javier Caballero-Gómez +13 more
doaj +2 more sources
Entomological surveillance for bluetongue virus in Poland: late-season activity and abundance of Culicoides vectors in 2024 [PDF]
This study focused on the seasonal activity and species diversity of Culicoides biting midges collected from 11 locations along the western border of Poland and major livestock transit routes, and included screening for bluetongue virus (BTV) RNA.
Kwaśnik Małgorzata +4 more
doaj +2 more sources
Diagnosing bluetongue virus in domestic ruminants: current perspectives
José M Rojas, Daniel Rodríguez-Martín, Verónica Martín, Noemí Sevilla Centro de Investigación en Sanidad Animal (CISA-INIA), Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y ...
Rojas JM +3 more
doaj +2 more sources
Potential mechanisms underlying bluetongue virus emergence and spread
Bluetongue is a non-zoonotic arboviral disease transmitted by biting midges of the genus Culicoides. Among 1,347 Culicoides species, 30 are known to be vectors of the disease.
Sara Thabet, Sara Thabet, Rim Lajnef
doaj +3 more sources
Studies on Bluetongue Virus (BTV) Isolated from Clinical Field Specimens of Ruminants during 2016 in Egypt [PDF]
Bluetongue disease (BT) is a notifiable disease affecting ruminants causing devastating economic losses globally. In the current study, the prevalence of Bluetongue virus (BTV) antibodies in sera of clinically infected Baladi and Merino sheep, goats ...
Mostafa El-Sebelgy +4 more
doaj +1 more source
The current rules on bluetongue vaccination in EU: from the origin to date [PDF]
The Council Directive 2000/75/EC lays down controlling rules and measures to contrast and to eradicate bluetongue disease, including rules on the establishment of protection and surveillance zones and the use of vaccines against bluetongue.
Vincenzo Cuteri +5 more
doaj +1 more source
Epidemiological investigation of bluetongue virus antibodies in sheep in Iran
Aim: Bluetongue is a non-contagious, infectious viral disease of domestic and wild ruminants; which is believed to have originated in Africa. The epidemiology of Bluetongue virus infection is poorly defined in many parts of the world, including a wide ...
Seyed Mahmoud Azimi, Mohammad Khezri
doaj +1 more source
RNA elements in open reading frames of the bluetongue virus genome are essential for virus replication. [PDF]
Members of the Reoviridae family are non-enveloped multi-layered viruses with a double stranded RNA genome consisting of 9 to 12 genome segments. Bluetongue virus is the prototype orbivirus (family Reoviridae, genus Orbivirus), causing disease in ...
Femke Feenstra +3 more
doaj +1 more source
Bluetongue Virus Serotypes 1 and 4 in Red Deer, Spain
We studied the potential of red deer as bluetongue maintenance hosts and sentinels. Deer maintained detectable bluetongue virus (BTV) serotype 4 RNA for 1 year after the virus was cleared from livestock.
Belén Rodríguez-Sánchez +3 more
doaj +1 more source

