[en] Bluetongue (BT) is an infectious, viral and vector-borne disease of improved breeds of sheep and some species of deer that is of major international importance. The infection is usually unapparent in cattle, which acts as reservoir for the virus. However, some serotypes such as serotype 8 (BTV-8), which recently caused a severe epizootic of BT in northern Europe, exhibit a more important virulence in cattle.
Disciplines :
Veterinary medicine & animal health
Editor :
Saegerman, Claude ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Infectious and parasitic diseases > Epidemiology and risk analysis applied to veterinary sciences
Reviriego-Gordejo, F.
Pastoret, Paul-Pierre ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Infectious and parasitic diseases > Epidemiology and risk analysis applied to veterinary sciences
Language :
English
Title :
Bluetongue in northern Europe
Publication date :
2008
Publisher :
World Organization for Animal Health and the University of Liege
