The epidemiology and diagnosis of bluetongue with particular reference to Corsica

Research in Veterinary Science

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-8

  Breard, Emmanuel ^a   Hamblin, Chris ^b   Hammoumi, Saliha ^a   Sailleau, Corinne ^a   Dauphin, Gwenaëlle ^a   Zientara, Stéphan ^a  

^a Healthy Pigs Production and Experimentation Section   (France)

^b INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bluetongue virus; Corsica; Diagnosis; Disease; Vaccine

Indexed keywords

VIRUS VACCINE; VIRUS VECTOR;

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BLUETONGUE ORBIVIRUS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG SAFETY; EPIDEMIC; EUROPE; FRANCE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HERD; IMMUNOGENICITY; INFECTION CONTROL; INSECT; LYMPH NODE; NONHUMAN; PROTECTION; RELIABILITY; SEROLOGY; SEROTYPE; SHEEP DISEASE; SOUTH AFRICA; SPLEEN; SPRING; SUMMER; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VACCINATION; VETERINARY MEDICINE; VIROLOGY; VIRUS IDENTIFICATION; VIRUS TYPING; WINTER; ZOOLOGY;

BLUETONGUE VIRUS; BLUETONGUE VIRUS 2; CULICOIDES IMICOLA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 3042558418     PISSN: 00345288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2003.08.004     Document Type: Review

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