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Bluetongue virus genetic and phenotypic diversity: towards identifying the molecular determinants that influence virulence and transmission potential.
Veterinary microbiology - 28 Dec 2012
Coetzee Peter, Van Vuuren Moritz, Stokstad Maria, Myrmel Mette, Venter Estelle H
Abstract excerpt
Bluetongue virus (BTV) is the prototype member of the Orbivirus genus in the family Reoviridae and is the aetiological agent of the arthropod transmitted disease bluetongue (BT) that affects both ruminant and camelid species. The disease is of significant global importance due to its economic imp...
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