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European Bluetongue Serotype 8: Disease Threat Assessment for U.S. Sheep.
Vector borne and zoonotic diseases (Larchmont, N.Y.) - 1 Jun 2016
Drolet Barbara S, Reister-Hendricks Lindsey M, Podell Brendan K, Breitenbach Jonathan E, McVey D Scott, van Rijn Piet A, Bowen Richard A
Abstract excerpt
Bluetongue virus (BTV) is an orbivirus transmitted by biting midges (Culicoides spp.) that can result in moderate to high morbidity and mortality primarily in sheep and white-tailed deer. Although only 5 serotypes of BTV are considered endemic to the United States, as many as 11 incursive serotypes have been detected in livestock and wildlife in the past 16 years. Introductions of serotypes, with unknown...
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