Novel Bluetongue Virus in Goats, Corsica, France, 2014

Authors :: Dirck Höper
Bernd Hoffmann
Damien Vitour
Aurore Fablet
Stéphan Zientara
Labib Bakkali-Kassimi
Martin Beer
Emmanuel Bréard
Corinne Sailleau
Aurore Romey
Cyril Viarouge
Maria Jenckel
Source :: Emerging Infectious Diseases, Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 20, Iss 12, Pp 2123-2125 (2014)
Publication Year :: 2014
Publisher :: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 2014.
Abstract: During 2000–2013, 4 genotypes of bluetongue virus (BTV) were detected in Corsica, France. At the end of 2013, a compulsory BTV-1 vaccination campaign was initiated among domestic ruminants; biological samples from goats were tested as part of a corresponding monitoring program. A BTV strain with nucleotide sequences suggestive of a novel serotype was detected.

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