Article
Bluetongue virus: current perspectives on characterisation and the need to formalise nomenclature in an era of rapidly evolving technology.
The Journal of general virology - 1 Sept 2026
de Vries Ellen M, White John R, Neave Matthew J, Lynch Stacey E, Mahar Jackie E, Bhardwaj Vidya, Eagles Debbie, Reid Tristan
Abstract excerpt
Bluetongue virus (BTV) is a complex, transboundary arboviral pathogen that circulates globally in ruminant populations. Bluetongue disease is a World Organisation for Animal Health listed disease affecting economically important farmed ruminants. BTV is a dsRNA virus from the Sedoreoviridae family that has a segmented genome. Classification of BTV traditionally focussed on antigenic characteristics. More...
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- Bluetongue virus
- Animals
- Bluetongue
- Genome, Viral
- Ruminants
- Terminology as Topic
