Parasites & Vectors, 2016 BackgroundBluetongue (BT) epidemics have affected the Mediterranean island of Sardinia since 2000. While Culicoides imicola represents the main bluetongue virus (BTV) vector, other European Culicoides biting midges, possibly implicated in virus ...
C. Foxi +5 more
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NOA1 deficiency observed in a subset of Montbéliarde calves with bilateral anophthalmia
Animal Genetics, Volume 56, Issue 6, December 2025.
Cécile Grohs, Aurélien Capitan
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Persistence of Bluetongue virus serotype 1 virulence in sheep blood refrigerated for 10 years
Veterinaria Italiana, 2019 This paper reports that Bluetongue virus serotype 1 (BTV-1) infected blood collected during the 2006 Sardinia (Italy) epidemic from a ewe with clinical disease and stored at ~ 5°C for 10 years, caused Bluetongue (BT)-like clinical disease and death when ...
Giantonella Puggioni +7 more
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Methodology of the biological risk classification of animal pathogens in Belgium [PDF]
, 2010 The biological hazards posed by micro-organisms have lead to their categorisation into risk groups and the elaboration of classification lists. Current classification systems rely on criteria defined by the World Health Organization, which cover the ...
Boyen, Filip +8 more
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Development and Evaluation of Real Time RT-PCR Assays for Detection and Typing of Bluetongue Virus
PLoS ONE, 2016 Bluetongue virus is the type species of the genus Orbivirus, family Reoviridae. Bluetongue viruses (BTV) are transmitted between their vertebrate hosts primarily by biting midges (Culicoides spp.) in which they also replicate.
S. Maan +8 more
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Potential mechanisms underlying bluetongue virus emergence and spread
Frontiers in VirologyBluetongue 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
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Studies of the Antigenic relationships between Bluetongue virus serotypes 2, 9 AND 15 isolated in Andhra Pradesh, India [PDF]
Veterinary World, 2011 The presence of multiple serotypes of the midge-borne bluetongue virus and lack of effective vaccine are the major impediments in controlling bluetongue in sheep.
Sreenivasulu Daggupati +2 more
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A cross-sectional study to determine the seroprevalence of bluetongue virus serotype 8 in sheep and goats in 2006 and 2007 in the Netherlands [PDF]
Background: In August 2006 a major epidemic of bluetongue virus serotype 8 (BTV8) started off in North-West Europe. In the course of 2007 it became evident that BTV8 had survived the winter in North-West Europe, re-emerged and spread exponentially ...
Elbers, A.R.W. +5 more
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Replication-Deficient Particles: New Insights into the Next Generation of Bluetongue Virus Vaccines. [PDF]
, 2016 Bluetongue virus (BTV) is endemic in many parts of the world, often causing severe hemorrhagic disease in livestock. To date, at least 27 different serotypes have been recognized.
Beer, Martin +14 more
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Climate Change Influences on the Global Potential Distribution of Bluetongue Virus
PLoS ONE, 2016 The geographic distribution of arboviruses has received considerable attention after several dramatic emergence events around the world. Bluetongue virus (BTV) is classified among category “A” diseases notifiable to the World Organization of Animal ...
A. Samy, A. Samy, A. Peterson
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