Article
Transplacental transmission of field and rescued strains of BTV-2 and BTV-8 in experimentally infected sheep
5 Sept 2013
Abstract excerpt
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. In this study, pregnant ewes (6 per group) were inoculated with either field or rescued strains of BTV-2 and BTV-8 in order to determine the ability of these viruses to cross the...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
